Background
Thornton, Ronald Wayne was born on January 18, 1939 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Son of Alva Gaddis and Juanita Pridgen Thornton.
literature and language professor
Thornton, Ronald Wayne was born on January 18, 1939 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. Son of Alva Gaddis and Juanita Pridgen Thornton.
Bachelor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1961. Master of Arts, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1967. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1979.
Russian speaking exhibit guide University São Paolo. Information Agency, Washington, 1965. Instructor, Russian language University New Orleans, 1968—1969.
Assistant professor, foreign language University Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg. Professor, English Otsuma Women's University, Tokyo, since 1975.
Member of Modern Language Association, Linguistic Society of America, Association Study of Language in Prehistory.
Married Naoko Fuwa Thornton, March 20, 1968. Children: Takeshi Arthur, Peter Guy Akira.