Colette Grinevald

Colette Grinevald (born 1947) is a French linguist. She earned her PhD from Harvard University in 1975 and joined the newly created Linguistics department at the University of Oregon in 1977.[1] Grinevald has written grammars of Jakaltek Popti' and Rama and advocates for endangered languages.[2] She contributed to UNESCO's language vitality criteria developed in 2003.[3] Grinevald serves on Sorosoro's scientific board.[4]

Colette Grinevald
Born1947 (age 72–73)
Other namesColette Grinevald Craig
Academic background
Alma materHarvard University
ThesisJacaltec Syntax: A Study of Complex Sentences (1975)
Academic work
DisciplineLinguist
Sub-discipline
Institutions
Websitewww.colettegrinevald.fr

Life

Grinevald grew up in Algiers, in what was then French Algeria. She had recurrent tuberculosis as a young child. She married William Craig, then a medical student, while studying in Boston. The couple later divorced. Grinevald's children Matthias Craig and Guillaume Craig started a non-profit organization, Blue Energy.[1][5]

Publications
  • Jacaltec : The Structure of Jacaltec by Colette Grinevald Craig 1977, Austin : University of Texas Press
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References
  1. "Colette Grinevald talks growing up in Algeria, revolution in France, moving to America, and involvement in Latin America". StoryCorps Archive. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  2. "Colette Grinevald : "Speaking your mother tongue is not a disability!"". unesco.org. United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  3. "Language Vitality and Endangerment" (PDF).
  4. "The Scientific board «  Sorosoro". www.sorosoro.org. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
  5. "S.F. nonprofit's energy vision lights Nicaraguan villages' future". SFGate. 2007-09-15. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
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