Theodore B. Fernald
Encyclopedia
Theodore B. Fernald is a linguist and the chair of the Department of Linguistics
at Swarthmore College
. He is a specialist in syntax
and the Navajo language
. He is currently collaborating with Ellavina Perkins
under the auspices of Swarthmore and the Navajo Language Academy
to produce a reference grammar
of Navajo.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
at Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....
. He is a specialist in syntax
Syntax
In linguistics, syntax is the study of the principles and rules for constructing phrases and sentences in natural languages....
and the Navajo language
Navajo language
Navajo or Navaho is an Athabaskan language spoken in the southwestern United States. It is geographically and linguistically one of the Southern Athabaskan languages .Navajo has more speakers than any other Native American language north of the...
. He is currently collaborating with Ellavina Perkins
Ellavina Perkins
Ellavina Tsosie Perkins is an independent linguist and scholar of the Navajo language.She was a student of the late MIT linguistics professor Ken Hale. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Arizona; her dissertation dealt with word order and lexical scope in Navajo...
under the auspices of Swarthmore and the Navajo Language Academy
Navajo Language Academy
The Navajo Language Academy is a non-profit educational and advocacy organization which focuses on the Navajo language.-Overview:...
to produce a reference grammar
Grammar
In linguistics, grammar is the set of structural rules that govern the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language. The term refers also to the study of such rules, and this field includes morphology, syntax, and phonology, often complemented by phonetics, semantics,...
of Navajo.
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Swarthmore College is a private, independent, liberal arts college in the United States with an enrollment of about 1,500 students. The college is located in the borough of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, 11 miles southwest of Philadelphia....