Kristine Hildebrandt
Kristine Hildebrandt | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara (Ph.D. in Linguistics) |
| Occupation | linguist |
| Employer(s) | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Professor of English Language and Literature |
| Known for | research into Tibeto-Burman languages and languages of the Himalayas. |
| Notable work | Editor, 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 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 was the editor of the open-access, peer-reviewed journal Himalayan Linguistics,[5] between 2024 and 2022. She served as the President of the Endangered Language Fund (ELF) until December 2024.[6]
Awards and distinctions
- Former editor of the open-access, peer-reviewed journal Himalayan Linguistics[5]
- Former 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
- 2022. Hildebrandt, K.A., O. Bond, & D.N. Dhakal. A micro-typology of contact effects in four Tibeto-Burman languages. Journal of Language Contact, 15(2), 302-340.
- 2021. Childs, Geoff, Craig, S., Juenger, C., & Hildebrandt, K.A.. This is the end: Earthquake narratives and Buddhist prophesies of decline. Himalaya, 40(2), 32-49.
- 2020. Genetti, C., Hildebrandt, K.A., Sims, N., & Fawcett, A. Direction and associated motion in Tibeto-Burman. Linguistic Typology, 25(2), 345-388.
- 2020. Gawne, L. & Hildebrandt, K.A. Reported speech in earthquake narratives from six Tibeto-Burman languages. Studies in Language, 44(2), 461-499.
- 2019. Hildebrandt, K.A., Burge-Beckley, T. & Sebok, J. Language documentation in the aftermath of the 2015 Nepal Earthquakes: A guide to two archives and a web exhibit. Language Documentation & Conservation, 13, 618-651.
- 2018. Hildebrandt, K.A. Teaching about endangered languages in the undergraduate curriculum. Language & Linguistics Compass, 12.7.
- 2018. Childs, G., Craig, S., Donohue, M., Dhakal, D.N., Gautam, B.R., & Hildebrandt, K.A. Narrating disaster through participatory research after the 2015 earthquakes in Nepal. Collaborative Anthropologies, 10(1-2), 207-236.
- 2018. Hildebrandt, K.A., Bond, O., & Dhakal, D.N. Kinship in three Tamangic varieties. Linguistics of the Tibeto-Burman Area, 41, 1-21.
- 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
- ^ "NSF Award Search: Award#1149639 - CAREER: Documenting the Languages of Manang, Nepal for Local and International Impact". www.nsf.gov. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ 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/
- ^ "Kristine Hildebrandt | Department of Linguistics - UC Santa Barbara". www.linguistics.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "People". IRIS. 2017-09-28. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ a b "Editorial Board". Himalayan Linguistics.
- ^ a b "People". The Endangered Language Fund. Retrieved 2020-03-06.
- ^ "October 2019 Member Spotlight: Kristine Hildebrandt | Linguistic Society of America". www.linguisticsociety.org. Retrieved 2020-03-06.