Leanne Hinton
Leanne Hinton | |
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Leanne Hinton speaking at an Advocates for Indigenous California Language Survival conference, 2008 | |
| Born | 28 September 1941 United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | PhD, University of California, San Diego (1977) |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, Professor Emerita |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Employer | University of California, Berkeley (Emerita) |
| Known for | Language revitalization, American Indian languages, sociolinguistics |
| Notable work | Bringing Our Languages Home, How to Keep Your Language Alive |
| Awards | Cultural Freedom Award (2006), Language, Linguistics, and the Public award (2012) |
| Website | Hinton's home page |
Leanne Hinton (born 28 September 1941) is an American linguist and emerita professor of linguistics at the University of California at Berkeley.