Nora England

Nora Clearman England
Nora Clearman England
Born	November 8, 1946
Died	January 26, 2022 (aged 75)
Nationality	American
Known for	Founding director of the Center for Indigenous Languages of Latin America (CILLA)
Title	Dallas TACA Centennial Professor in the Humanities
Awards	MacArthur Fellow, Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America
Academic background
Alma mater	Bryn Mawr College (BA); University of Florida (MA, PhD);
Thesis	Mam Grammar in Outline (1975)
Doctoral advisor	Martha James Hardman
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Sub-discipline	Language documentation, linguistic typology, Mayan languages, language politics, language ideology
Institutions	Proyecto Lingüístico Francisco Marroquín (PLFM) (1971–1973); University of Florida (1975); Mississippi State University (1975–1977); University of Iowa (1977–2001); Universidad Mariano Gálvez (1990); Universidad Rafael Landívar (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997); Oxlajuuj Keej Maya’ Ajtz’iib’ (1990–2009); The University of Texas at Austin (2001–2022);
Website	UT Faculty Page

Nora Clearman England (November 8, 1946 – January 26, 2022) was an American linguist, Mayanist, and Dallas TACA Centennial Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focused on the grammar of Mayan languages and contemporary Mayan language politics.

Nora Clearman England
Born	(1946-11-08)November 8, 1946
Died	January 26, 2022(2022-01-26) (aged 75)
Nationality	American
Known for	Founding director of the Center for Indigenous Languages of Latin America (CILLA)
Title	Dallas TACA Centennial Professor in the Humanities
Awards	MacArthur Fellow, Fellow of the Linguistic Society of America

Academic background
Alma mater	Bryn Mawr College (BA) University of Florida (MA, PhD)
Thesis	Mam Grammar in Outline (1975)
Doctoral advisor	Martha James Hardman
Academic work
Discipline	Linguistics
Sub-discipline	Language documentation, linguistic typology, Mayan languages, language politics, language ideology
Institutions	Proyecto Lingüístico Francisco Marroquín (PLFM) (1971–1973) University of Florida (1975) Mississippi State University (1975–1977) University of Iowa (1977–2001) Universidad Mariano Gálvez (1990) Universidad Rafael Landívar (1990, 1992, 1994, 1997) Oxlajuuj Keej Maya’ Ajtz’iib’ (1990–2009) The University of Texas at Austin (2001–2022)

Website	UT Faculty Page