Kristine Hildebrandt is an American linguist who is known for her research into Tibeto-Burman languages and languages of the Himalayas. Her work focuses on the Nar-Phu and Gurung languages and other languages of the Manang District of Nepal,[1][2] with an expertise in phonetics.

Kristine Hildebrandt
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Santa Barbara (Ph.D. in Linguistics)
Occupationlinguist
Employer(s)Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Professor of English Language and Literature
Known forresearch into Tibeto-Burman languages and languages of the Himalayas.
Notable workEditor, Himalayan Linguistics;
President, Endangered Language Fund (ELF)

Hildebrandt earned her Ph.D. in Linguistics in 2003 from the University of California, Santa Barbara.[3] She is a Professor of English Language and Literature, and the Co-Director of the Interdisciplinary Research and Informatics Scholarship Center at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.[4] Hildebrandt is the editor of the open-access, peer-reviewed journal Himalayan Linguistics,[5] and the President of the Endangered Language Fund (ELF).[6]

Awards and distinctions

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  • Editor of the open-access, peer-reviewed journal Himalayan Linguistics[5]
  • President of the Endangered Language Fund (ELF)[6]
  • 2014 Chair of the Linguistics Society of America The Committee on Endangered Languages and Their Preservation[7]

Publications

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  • 2010. Schiering, R., Bickel, B., & Hildebrandt, K. A. The prosodic word is not universal, but emergent. Journal of Linguistics, 46(3), 657–709.
  • 2004. Hildebrandt, K.A. A grammar and glossary of the Manange language. Tibeto-Burman Languages of Nepal: Manange and Sherpa, 241.
  • 2004. Hildebrandt, K.A. Manange tone: Scenarios of retention and loss in two communities (Nepal). PhD Dissertation. University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • 2004. Genetti, C., & Hildebrandt, K. The two adjective classes in Manange. Adjective Classes: A cross-linguistic typology, 1, 74.

References

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  1. ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1149639 - CAREER: Documenting the Languages of Manang, Nepal for Local and International Impact". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  2. ^ Everding, Gerry. Anthropologists, linguists uncover emotional toll of Nepal quake. The Source, Washington University in St. Louis. May 2, 2016 https://source.wustl.edu/2016/05/anthropologists-linguists-uncover-emotional-toll-nepal-quake/
  3. ^ "Kristine Hildebrandt | Department of Linguistics - UC Santa Barbara". www.linguistics.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  4. ^ "People". IRIS. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  5. ^ a b "Editorial Board". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ a b "People". The Endangered Language Fund. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
  7. ^ "October 2019 Member Spotlight: Kristine Hildebrandt | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
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