Jaime Perez Gonzalez

Jaime Perez Gonzalez’s research focuses on underrepresented languages of the Americas. This includes Mayan languages (spoken in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras) and Misumalpan languages (spoken in Honduras and Nicaragua). Their work involves literacy development, interpretation and translation, language documentation, and efforts toward language maintenance and revitalization. In addition, they conduct morphosyntactic analyses to better understand the grammatical patterns and structures of these languages, contributing to the preservation and deeper understanding of linguistic diversity across the region.

Bio: 

Dr. Perez Gonzalez:  earned a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin in 2021, an M.A. in Linguistics from the Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Superiores en Antropología Social (CIESAS) in San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico in 2012, and a B.A. in Hispanic Language and Literatures from the Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo in Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico in 2009. He is a morpho-syntactician whose research examines how words are formed and how morphology, syntax, and semantics interact in human language. Their work investigates the functional and cognitive factors that influence the use of morphological constructions, particularly in agglutinative languages. By studying how speakers engage these linguistic systems in real-world use, He seeks to uncover the abstract and formal principles that structure language representation in the mind. Their research focuses on lesser-studied languages, especially Mayan languages and Miskitu, a Misumalpan language spoken in Nicaragua and Honduras.