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 well-known for her research on the languages spoken by native people in Mexico.

Her work focuses on understanding how words are used (this is called lexicography). She also studies how languages have changed over time (this is historical linguistics) and how they are structured (this is descriptive linguistics). She has spent five decades actively researching Mesoamerican languages. These include the Oto-Manguean languages, Zapotecan languages, and the Otomi language.

Doris Bartholomew has also worked as the editor-in-chief and publications director for the Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (ILV). This organization is connected to SIL International and works in Mexico.

Studying Languages

Doris Bartholomew went to Columbia Bible College in Columbia, South Carolina. She graduated in 1952. Later, she continued her studies at the University of Chicago. She earned her PhD, which is a high university degree, in 1965. Her main research for this degree was about how the Oto-Pamean languages were formed and changed over time.

She traveled to different native communities in Mexico to study their languages. This is called linguistic fieldwork. She also helped coordinate publications for the ILV's team that creates bilingual dictionaries. In addition, she taught linguistics part-time at El Colegio de México, which is a famous university in Mexico.

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