Doris Aileen Bartholomew (born December 14, 1930)[1][2] is an American linguist whose published research specialises in the lexicography, historical and descriptive linguistics for indigenous languages in Mexico, in particular for Oto-Manguean languages. Bartholomew's extensive publications on Mesoamerican languages span five decades of active research. She has also published extensively on Zapotecan languages and the Otomi language. She has been editor-in-chief and publications director for the Instituto Lingüístico de Verano (ILV), the affiliate body incorporated in Mexico for SIL International.
Doris Bartholomew | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 14, 1930 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | The Reconstruction of Otopamean (Mexico) (1965) |
Studies and academic career edit
As an undergraduate Bartholomew attended Columbia Bible College[3] in Columbia, South Carolina, from where she graduated in 1952.[4] Her doctorate studies were undertaken at the University of Chicago, obtaining her PhD in 1965. Her doctoral dissertation concerned the reconstruction and historical linguistics of the Oto-Pamean languages.[5]
Bartholomew conducted linguistic fieldwork among several different indigenous Mexican language communities, while working as publications coordinator for ILV's bilingual dictionary unit. She also lectured part-time in linguistics at El Colegio de México.[6]
Partial bibliography edit
Bartholomew's published works include:
- Bartholomew, Doris (1960). "Some revisions of Proto-Otomi consonants". International Journal of American Linguistics. 26 (3): 317–329. doi:10.1086/464591. JSTOR 1263552. S2CID 144874022.
- Bartholomew, Doris (1968). "Concerning the Elimination of Nasalized Vowels in Mezquital Otomi". International Journal of American Linguistics. 34 (3): 215–217. doi:10.1086/465017. JSTOR 1263568. S2CID 143848950.
- Bartholomew, Doris (1963). "El limosnero y otros cuentos en otomí". Tlalocan (in Spanish). 4 (2): 120–24. doi:10.19130/iifl.tlalocan.1963.315.
- Bartholomew, Doris (1979). "Review of Otomi Parables, Folktales, and Jokes by H. Russell Bernard; Jesús Salinas Pedraza". International Journal of American Linguistics. 45 (1): 94–97. doi:10.1086/465579.
- Bartholomew, Doris (1963). The Reconstruction of Otopamean (Mexico) (PhD dissertation). University of Chicago.
Notes edit
- ^ For year of birth, see Hartmann (2003:250)
- ^ "THE RECONSTRUCTION OF OTOPAMEAN (MEXICO)". ProQuest.
- ^ Renamed in 1994 to Columbia International University (CIU).
- ^ CIU Alumni Association (2009:8)
- ^ See notes on contributors in Hartmann (2003:253, note 2)
- ^ Hartmann (2003:253, note 2)
References edit
- CIU Alumni Association (Summer 2009). "Class Notes". Upward. 4 (3). Columbia, SC: Alumni Ministries Office, Columbia International University: 8–10. Archived from the original (PDF online facsimile) on December 15, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2009.
- Hartmann, Reinhard R.K., ed. (2003). Lexicography: Critical Concepts. Vol. II: Reference works across time, space, and languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 0-415-25367-5. OCLC 51222235.