Mary Jill Brody
Doris Z. Stone Distinguished Professor for Latin American Studies
Education
Ph.D. Washington University, 1982
M.A. Anthropology, Washington University, 1976
B.A. Anthropology, Ohio University, 1973
Research
Dr. Brody investigates Tojol-ab’al Mayan language and culture. She is the only person in the U.S. certified to interpret Tojol-ab’al in U.S. courts.
Selected Publications
Brody, M. J. (2018). Exact repetition in Tojol-ab’al Maya. In Exact Repetition in Grammar and Discourse. Ed. by Rita Finkbeiner and Ulrike Freywald. (pp. 350-365). Berlin: Mouton De Gruyter. www.degruyter.com/view/product/501506
Brody, M. J. (2018). Borrowed Spanish discourse markers in narrative: A comparison across three generations of Tojol-ab'al (Mayan) speakers. In Language Variation and Contact-Induced Change. Ed. by Jeremy King and Sandro Sessarego. (pp. 111-126). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. benjamins.com/catalog/cilt.340
Brody, M. J. (2017). “You’re just workin’ for yourself:” Strategies for indirect directives in Yoga Instructional discourse. In Imperatives and Other Directive Strategies. Ed. by Daniël Van Olmen and Simone Heinold. (pp. 159-180). Amsterdam: John Benjamins. benjamins.com/#catalog/books/slcs.184/main
Brody, M. J. (2017). Court Interpretation of an Indigenous Language: Experiences of an Unexpected LSP Participant. In Trends in Language for Specific Purposes Research and Curriculum Development. Ed. by Mary K. Long. (pp. 157-167). Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press. press.georgetown.edu/book/languages/language-specific-purposes
Courses Taught
Language and Culture
Field Methods in Linguistics
Discourse and Conversation
North American Indians
Women, Place, Culture