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)

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.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  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. 1 2 "Editorial Board". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. 1 2 "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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