Paul Platero (October 5, 1942 – November 16, 2020) was a Navajo linguist. He was born into the Water’s Edge Clan for the Two Who Came To the Water Clan.[1] He was a student of the late MIT linguistics professor Ken Hale. Platero earned his Ph.D. in linguistics from MIT, with a dissertation on the relative clause in Navajo.[2]
Paul Platero | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 5, 1942 |
| Died | November 16, 2020 (aged 78) Tohajiilee Indian Reservation, New Mexico |
| Citizenship | Navajo (Diné) |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S., Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | Missing noun phrases in Navajo (1978) |
| Doctoral advisor | Kenneth L. Hale |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of New Mexico |
| Main interests | Athabaskan languages |
He published articles about the syntax and grammar of Navajo, and co-edited an overview of the Athabaskan languages.[3]
Platero taught the Navajo language at institutions including Swarthmore College and the Navajo Language Academy,[4] and also participated in language revitalization efforts to promote the use of Navajo among Navajo youth.[5]
Selected works
edit- 2000 The Athabaskan Languages [3]
References
edit- ^ Times, Navajo (2020-11-25). "Obituaries for Nov. 25, 2020". Navajo Times. Retrieved 2023-02-03.
- ^ Hale, Kenneth L.; Hinton, Leanne (2001). The green book of language revitalization in practice. Boston: Academic Press. p. 85. ISBN 0-12-349353-6.
- ^ a b Platero, Paul R.; Fernald, Theodore B. (2000). The Athabaskan languages: perspectives on a Native American language family. Oxford [Oxfordshire]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-511947-9.
- ^ "Swarthmore Publications/Collection Page". Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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