| Theodore B. Fernald (θiədoʊɹ fɚnɑɫd) | |
| Fields: | Linguistics, semantics and the Navajo language |
| Workplaces: | Chair of the Department of Linguistics, Swarthmore College |
| Thesis Title: | On the Nonuniformity of the Individual and Stage Level Effects |
| Doctoral Advisor: | William A. Ladusaw |
| Known For: | Work on Navajo reference grammar with Ellavina Perkins |
Theodore B. Fernald is a linguist and the chair of the Department of Linguistics at Swarthmore College. He is a specialist in semantics and the Navajo language. As of 2012, he was collaborating with Ellavina Perkins under the auspices of Swarthmore and the Navajo Language Academy to produce a reference grammar of Navajo,[1] [2] a project which has received a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.[3] He has also served as vice-chair of the Navajo Language Academy.[4]