Leanne Hinton
Encyclopedia
Leanne Hinton is an emerita professor of linguistics
at the University of California at Berkeley. She specializes in American Indian languages, sociolinguistics
, and language revitalization. She is a director of the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
, and also participates in language revitalization efforts and organizations, including the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival and its biennual Breath of Life conferences, for which she is a consulting board member.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
at the University of California at Berkeley. She specializes in American Indian languages, sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Sociolinguistics is the descriptive study of the effect of any and all aspects of society, including cultural norms, expectations, and context, on the way language is used, and the effects of language use on society...
, and language revitalization. She is a director of the Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
Survey of California and Other Indian Languages
The Survey of California and Other Indian Languages at the University of California at Berkeley documents, catalogs, and archives the indigenous languages of the Americas...
, and also participates in language revitalization efforts and organizations, including the Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival and its biennual Breath of Life conferences, for which she is a consulting board member.