Doris Bartholomew facts for kids

Doris Aileen Bartholomew, born on December 14, 1930, is an American linguist. A linguist is a scientist who studies languages. She is famous for her research on the native languages of Mexico. She has spent many years studying how these languages are put together, their history, and how their words are used.

Her work focuses especially on Oto-Manguean languages, which are a large group of languages spoken by indigenous people in Mexico. She has also written a lot about Zapotecan languages and the Otomi language. For a long time, she was the main editor and publications director for the Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (ILV) in Mexico. This organization is connected to SIL International, which helps study and preserve languages around the world.

Her Education and Work

Doris Bartholomew started her college studies at Columbia Bible College in Columbia, South Carolina. She graduated from there in 1952. Later, she went to the University of Chicago for her advanced studies. She earned her PhD (a high-level university degree) in 1965. Her special project for her PhD was about understanding and rebuilding the history of the Oto-Pamean languages.

During her career, Bartholomew traveled to many different indigenous communities in Mexico. She worked directly with people who spoke these languages. She was the person in charge of publications for the ILV's team that created bilingual dictionaries. These dictionaries help people learn both their native language and Spanish. She also taught linguistics part-time at El Colegio de México, which is a famous university in Mexico.

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In Spanish: Doris Bartholomew para niños