Paul Platero | |
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Born | |
Died | November 16, 2020
Tohajiilee Indian Reservation, New Mexico | (aged 78)
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 |
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]
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]