Pamela Munro facts for kids

Pamela Munro (born May 23, 1947) is an American linguist. She studies the languages of Native American people. She is a distinguished research professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She has worked there since 1974.

About Pamela Munro and Her Work

Pamela Munro earned her PhD degree in 1974. This was from the University of California, San Diego. Her main teacher was Margaret Langdon. Pamela's PhD paper was about the Mojave language. It was called Topics in Mojave Syntax.

Her research focuses on the grammars of many Native American languages. She has studied languages like Chickasaw from Oklahoma. She also worked on Garifuna from Central America. Other languages include Imbabura Quichua from Ecuador. She also studied Tongva from the Los Angeles area. And Tlacolula Valley Zapotec from Mexico.

Pamela Munro has written many articles and books. She helped create dictionaries for several languages. These include San Lucas Quiaviní Zapotec, Chickasaw, and Wolof. She also put together a fun series of books. These books are about college slang. The series is called Slang U.

In 2019, Munro was honored as the Ken Hale Professor. This was at the LSA Linguistic Institute.