NACLO 2024 at MTSU

Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro is a regional site for NACLO 2023.

North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition

  • NACLO Open Round: January 25, 2024, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CST
  • NACLO Invitational Round:March 14, 2024, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. CST

Location

Center for Dyslexia, Classroom #116
200 N. Baird Lane, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
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Please arrive between 8:30 and 8:45 a.m. Visitor parking is available on site. Enter the building and turn right to reach the classroom. You may bring water and some snacks that can be consumed quietly. We encourage you to bring highlighters and scratch paper to use to help you solve the problems. You may use a pencil or a black ink pen to write your answers in the answer sheets, so please bring one or the other.

Questions? Contact Aleka Blackwell, aleka.blackwell@mtsu.edu

The North American Computational Linguistics Open Competition (NACLO) is a contest in which high-school students solve linguistic puzzles. In solving the problems, students learn about the diversity and consistency of language, while exercising logic skills. No prior knowledge of linguistics or second languages is necessary. Professionals in linguistics, computational linguistics and language technologies use dozens of languages to create engaging problems that represent cutting edge issues in their fields. Top performers on the open round will be invited to compete in the invitational round. The winners of the invitational round will be eligible to represent the USA at the International Linguistics Olympiad in Brasilia, Brazil, in July, 2024.

To register for the open round of the NACLO competition, go to https://naclo.org/registration_page.php. Registration is free.

 

17th Annual MTSU Linguistics Competition

Do you like . . .

…solving word puzzles?
…tackling linguistic challenges?
…deciphering coded messages?

If so, join students from across Tennessee at this year’s MTSU Linguistics Competition. 

Compete for medals and prizes, play word games, and meet other budding linguists.

When: April 20, 2024

Where: BAS Building, MTSU

Cost: $20

For safety reasons, participants and chaperones will be asked to wear face masks during the morning welcome, the break activities, and the awards ceremony. That is when a large number of people are gathered in close proximity indoors.