Kristine Hildebrandt

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]

  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. ^ "Editorial Board". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "People". The Endangered Language Fund. Retrieved 2020-03-06.