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🌍 About Linguistic Discovery
Linguistic Discovery is all about the science and diversity of the world's languages!
The scientific study of language is known as linguistics. I started Linguistic Discovery because while many people learn the basics of math or biology in school, hardly anybody is introduced to linguistics. Yet language is something that we all do! This site and my social media channels illustrate the vast diversity of the world's languages, and highlight endangered and minority languages whenever possible.
On this site you'll find:
- the Linguistic Discovery blog, featuring posts about the latest science news in linguistics, how language works, why it changes, and the diverse ways that different languages do things.
- various resources on linguistics, including:
- book reviews and reviews of other linguistics-related media.
- podcasts about language & linguistics.
- book recommendations on different topics in linguistics.
- a glossary of linguistic terminology.
- a list of the languages mentioned on this site.
- how to read linguistic examples.
- my interviews and podcast appearances.
👨🏼 About Me
Hi! I’m Danny Hieber! 👋🏼 I am a linguist. 🗣️
I work to document and revitalize endangered languages, while studying the crosslinguistic patterns we see across the world’s languages (a field known as linguistic typology). Check out my academic page here.
I work primarily with the Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana to help them revitalize their once-dormant language. We are using archival materials to produce a modern dictionary and grammatical description of the language.
You can get in touch with me over on the Contact page.
If you'd like to support Linguistic Discovery, purchasing through these links is a great way to do so! I greatly appreciate your support!