Sergio Romero

Sergio Romero is an Associate Professor at the College of Liberal Arts, University of Texas at Austin, specializing in Linguistics. He earned a Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Pennsylvania and maintains a focus on Indigenous languages of the Americas.

Education:

• Ph.D., Linguistics – University of Pennsylvania

Research Interests: His scholarly work bridges linguistic anthropology and sociolinguistics, emphasizing:

• Language variation and change in contact zones
• Emergence of new dialects in post-colonial contexts
• Deictic systems and social hierarchy markers
• Ritual language in Mayan traditions
• Comparative studies of K'ichee' and Nahuatl