By SUSANNA SHARPE NORA ENGLAND’S PASSION FOR LINGUISTICS was sparked in college, where, almost on a whim, she enrolled in a field methods course. “That really got me going—actually hearing data from another language and paying attention to it,” she recalled in an interview, describing one lecture … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Nora England, Visionary Linguist and Mentor
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In Memoriam: Manuel Tahay
Leer en español BY SERGIO ROMERO & SUSANNA SHARPE LLILAS BENSON MOURNS the death of our beloved colleague and friend Manuel de Jesús Tahay Gómez, aka Tat Wel, who died of COVID-19 in Guatemala on August 14. He was 61. A revered educator and scholar of the Maya K’iche’ language and … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Manuel Tahay
Indigenous Languages Thrive at UT Austin: Quechua, Nahuatl, and K’iche’
BY SUSANNA SHARPE The Indigenous Languages Initiative (ILI), established in 2013, builds on LLILAS Benson’s longstanding commitment to fomenting and supporting the study of Indigenous languages and cultures. The primary goal of ILI is threefold: (1) provide high-quality courses taught by native … [Read more...] about Indigenous Languages Thrive at UT Austin: Quechua, Nahuatl, and K’iche’
