Publications & Presentations
All publications may be downloaded at the links below. My work is also available on ResearchGate and Academia.edu.
You can view my curriculum vitae (education, work experience, etc.) on the CV page.
You can view a list of my media appearances on the Media page.
Articles & Chapters
Chitimacha. In Carmen Jany, Keren Rice, & Marianne Mithun (eds.), The languages and linguistics of indigenous North America: A comprehensive guide (The World of Linguistics 13), pp. 1519–1543. de Gruyter Mouton. DOI: 10.1515/9783110712742-057.
Antti Arppe, Andrew Neitsch, Daniel Dacanay, Jolene Poulin, Daniel W. Hieber, & Atticus Harrigan. Finding words that aren’t there: Using word embeddings to improve dictionary search for low-resource languages. In Manuel Mager, Abteen Ebrahimi, Arturo Oncevay, Enora Rice, Shruti Rijhwani, Alexis Palmer, Katharina Kann (eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Natural Language Processing for Indigenous Languages of the Americas (AmericasNLP), pp. 144–155. Toronto, Canada: Association for Computational Linguistics.
Word classes. In Carmen Jany, Keren Rice, & Marianne Mithun (eds.), The languages and linguistics of indigenous North America: A comprehensive guide, Vol. 1 (The World of Linguistics 13.1), pp. 205–244. de Gruyter Mouton. DOI: 10.1515/9783110600926-009.
The Chitimacha language: A history. In Nathalie Dajko & Shana Walton (eds.), Language in Louisiana: Community & culture (America’s Third Coast Series), pp. 9–27. University Press of Mississippi. DOI: 10.2307/j.ctvkwnnm1.7.
Semantic alignment in Chitimacha. International Journal of American Linguistics 85(3): 313–363. DOI: 10.1086/703239.
Category genesis in Chitimacha: A constructional approach. In Kristel Van Goethem, Muriel Norde, Evie Coussé, & Gudrun Vanderbauwhede (eds.), Category change from a constructional perspective (Constructional Approaches to Language 20), pp. 15–46. John Benjamins. DOI: 10.1075/cal.20.02hie.
On linguistics, language, and our times: A linguist’s personal narrative reviewed. Linguistic Typology 17(2): 291–321. Review article of R.M.W. Dixon, I am a linguist (2010), Brill. DOI: 10.1515/lity-2013-0013.
Edited Volumes
Sharon Hargus, Edward Vajda, & Daniel W. Hieber, eds. Working papers in Athabaskan (Dene) languages 2012 (Alaska Native Language Center Working Papers 11). Alaska Native Language Center.
Theses
Lexical polyfunctionality in discourse: A quantitative corpus-based approach. Ph.D. dissertation, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Chair: Prof. Marianne Mithun. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11932.00640.
The cohesive function of prosody in Ékegusií (Kisii) narratives: A functional-typological approach. M.A. thesis, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara. Chair: Prof. Carol Genetti. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17818.18886.
Presentations
To see talks directed at a general audience, visit my Media page.
Monica Macaulay, Hunter T. Lockwood, & Daniel W. Hieber. Nisinoon: A database of Algonquian components. Algonquian Conference 56, Oklahoma City, October 26. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35807.06566.
Chitimacha: History, grammar, revitalization. Invited lecture (virtual). ‘Morphosyntax’, Prof. Robert Englebretson, Department of Linguistics, Rice University, October 13. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.30246.60483. Also presented on:
- September 17, 2021
- November 6, 2020
Jolene Poulin, Antti Arppe, Atticus Harrigan, Katherine Schmirler, Daniel Dacanay, Eddie Antonio Santos, Ansh Dubey, Andrew Neitsch, Daniel W. Hieber, & Arok Wolvengrey. itwêwina: Towards a morphologically intelligent and user-friendly on-line dictionary of Plains Cree. Algonquian Conference 54, University of Colorado Boulder, October 22.
Pumpkin Spice Linguistics: Language change and Indigenous history. Edmonton Nerd Nite, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. September 29.
Obsolescence or diachronic change: Embracing variation in linguistic analysis. Invited colloquium talk (virtual). DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.15284.73600. Presented at:
- San Diego State University, May 6, 2022
- James Cook Language & Culture Research Center, April 11, 2022
Word classes. Invited lecture (virtual). ‘Language Patterns’, Prof. Jack B. Martin, Department of Linguistics, College of William & Mary, February 8.
Lexical polyfunctionality in discourse: A quantitative corpus-based approach. Poster presentation (virtual). Linguistic Society of America (LSA), January 6. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.20167.83360.
Antti Arppe, Eddie Antonio Santos, Andrew Neitsch, Jolene Poulin, Atticus Harrigan, Katherine Schmirler, Daniel W. Hieber, & Arok Wolvengrey. itwêwina: Towards a morphologically intelligent and user-friendly on-line dictionary of Plains Cree. Algonquian Conference 53, Carleton University, Ottawa, October 16. (video)
Chitimacha language revitalization. Invited lecture (virtual). ‘Language Revitalization’, Prof. Jordan Lachler, Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta, November 18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.30246.60483.
Lexical flexibility: Expanding the empirical coverage. Doctoral colloquium (virtual). Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, November 12. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31867.85288.
Lexical flexibility in English: A preliminary study. Invited talk. College of William & Mary, October 15. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33601.71528.
Monica A. Macaulay, Hunter T. Lockwood, & Daniel W. Hieber. New words needed: A comparative database for Algonquian lexical innovation. Symposium on Historical-Comparative Linguistics for Language Revitalization, University of California, Davis, June 29–30. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35434.26568.
Digital Linguistics for language documentation. Invited lecture. Language Documentation Seminar, Prof. Carol Genetti, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, May 24. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.13238.96329.
Optional subject marking in Chitimacha. Chicago Linguistic Society (CLS) 55, May 16–18. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25821.87526.
Ergativity in Chitimacha. Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA), New York City, January 3–6. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28723.37923.
- Winner of SSILA’s Best Student Presentation Award for 2019.
Nominal alignment in Chitimacha. Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL) 21, University of California, Santa Barbara, April 20–21. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32078.82240.
Lessons from an isolate: Chitimacha diachrony in areal perspective. Invited talk. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25367.93605/1.
Versions of this talk were presented at:
- Fieldwork Forum (FForum), Department of Linguistics, University of California, Berkeley, April 8, 2018
- Department of Linguistics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, March 2, 2018
- American Indian Seminar, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles, May 9, 2017
Chitimacha diachrony in areal perspective: Lessons from an isolate. Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA), Salt Lake City, January 4–7. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33756.54409.
- Shorter version of ‘Lessons from an isolate: Chitimacha diachrony in areal perspective’ (see above).
Prosody and cohesion in Ékegusií (Kisii) narrative. Invited talk. 26th Annual Linguistics Symposium, California State University, Fullerton, April 12. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27045.65764.
Prosody and cohesion in Ékegusií (Kisii) narrative. Poster presentation. Annual Conference on African Linguistics (ACAL) 48, Indiana University, March 30–April 2. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.16979.32801/1.
Indeterminate valency and verbal ambivalence in Chitimacha. Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA), Austin, January 5–8. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.36482.84164.
Singing the morals: The function of musico-linguistic shifts in Kisii folktales. Invited panel presentation, Playing the changes, saying the changes: The social meaning of musico-linguistic style-shifting (organized by Jessica Love-Nichols & Morgan Sleeper), American Anthropological Association (AAA), Minneapolis, November 16–20. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.23061.06882.
The cohesive function of prosody in Ékegusií (Kisii) narratives. Discourse Workshop, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.33127.39846.
Non-autonomous valency-changing devices in Chitimacha. Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL) 19, University of California, Santa Barbara, May 6–7. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19705.62565.
How to become a Kisii folktale: Generic features of moralizing narratives among the Gusii people of Kenya. Language, Interaction, & Social Organization (LISO) Symposium, Special Session on Interaction & Culture Across Languages: Perspectives from Field Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, April 8. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34805.12003.
The extension of structure to discourse: Chitimacha participles in discourse and diachrony. Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA), Washington, D.C., January 7–10. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.28094.23369.
Renaissance on the bayou: Revitalizing the Chitimacha language. Talk presented at the University of California’s Grad Slam competition for the best 3-minute research talk by a graduate student.
- 1st place, University of California, Santa Barbara Finals (April 17)
- 2nd place, University of California Grand Finals (May 4)
Carol Genetti & Daniel W. Hieber. The start and end of it: Prosodic marking of speech report boundaries in Dolakha Newar. Plenary talk. South Asian Languages Conference, London, May 15. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31449.67688.
Category genesis through schematicity: On the origin of Chitimacha preverbs. Silver Anniversary Conference, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, October 11. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24738.79042.
Building the lexicon for reawakening languages. Conference on Language Revitalization: Sleeping & Awakening Languages of the Gulf South, Tulane University, New Orleans, July 7. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.10478.15686.
Documentation and revitalization of Ékegusií language and culture. Invited talk. Ékegusií Encyclopedia Project, Mombasa.
Degrees and dimensions of grammaticalization in Chitimacha preverbs. Workshop on American Indigenous Languages (WAIL) 17, University of California, Santa Barbara, May 2–3. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.35643.98080.
Semantic alignment in Chitimacha. Society for the Study of the Indigenous Languages of the Americas (SSILA), Minneapolis, January 4. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.22641.63840.
The politically incorrect guide to language death. Invited lecture. ‘Language & Culture’, Prof. Amy L. Paugh, Department of Anthropology, James Madison University, November 11. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.25997.08169.
Daniel W. Hieber, Lorraine Begay Manavi, & Kasra Manavi. Rosetta Stone & Navajo Language Renaissance. Invited keynote. Athabaskan (Dene) Languages Conference, Western Washington University, August 15–17. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.12575.30887.
Digital collaboration: 21st century tools for revitalization. Poster presentation. Language Revitalization in the 21st Century: Going global, staying local, City University of New York (CUNY), New York City, May 31–June 1. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.34385.68964.
Language endangerment and nationalism. Invited talk co-sponsored by the Latin American Studies Program and the Arts & Sciences Lectures Committee. College of William & Mary, February 27. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.27674.80327.
Language endangerment: A history. Invited lecture. ‘Language & Culture’, Prof. Amy L. Paugh, Department of Anthropology, James Madison University, November 1. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.31030.24643.
Lorraine Begay Manavi, Marion K. Bittinger, & Daniel W. Hieber. A case study in digital collaboration: Navajo Language Renaissance and Rosetta Stone Navajo. Stabilizing Indigenous Languages Symposium (SILS), Albuquerque, May 20. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.17608.47364.
Marion K. Bittinger & Daniel W. Hieber. Language revitalization: Issues with reference to Navajo. Invited lecture. ‘Language & Culture’, Prof. Amy L. Paugh, Department of Anthropology, James Madison University, November.
Marion K. Bittinger & Daniel W. Hieber. Language revitalization: Navajo. Invited lecture. ‘Language & Culture’, Prof. Amy L. Paugh, Department of Anthropology, James Madison University, November 11.
Elicitation techniques. Invited talk. Rosetta Stone, Harrisonburg, VA. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24319.36008.
Software
Digital Linguistics (DLx)
- The Data Format for Digital Linguistics (DaFoDiL): A standard JSON format for storing and exchanging linguistic data on the web.
- Scription: A standard for writing interlinear glosses that are computer-parseable, while adhering to the same conventions linguists are already using (especially the Leipzig Glossing Rules).
- scription2dlx: A JavaScript library for converting data in Scription format to JSON.
- transliterate: A JavaScript library for transliterating strings between different orthographies.
- styles: CSS styles for formatting linguistic data on the web.
- word-aligner: A JavaScript library for vertically aligning interlinear glosses.
Rosetta Stone
Rosetta Stone Luiseño (Chamtéela). Assistant Editor.
Rosetta Stone Iñupiaq (Iñupiatun). Editor.
Rosetta Stone Navajo (Diné bizaad). Editor.
Rosetta Stone Chitimacha (Sitimaxa). Editor.
Online Articles
Praxeology and language: Social science as the study of human action. History & Philosophy of the Language Sciences.
Renaissance on the bayou: Revitalizing the Chitimacha language. Published in:
- Time Magazine (as ‘A dying language is making a comeback’)
- The Conversation (as ‘Renaissance on the bayou: The revival of a lost language’)
- Language Magazine (as ‘The successful revival of the Chitimacha language’)
- The Houston Chronicle (as ‘Reborn on the bayou: A lost language of Louisiana’)
Language revitalization in Africa. Linguistic Society of America (LSA) Committee on Endangered Languages & their Preservation (CELP) Blog.
The necessity of grammatical structures. Diversity Linguistics Comment.
Rethinking ecolinguistic diversity. Diversity Linguistics Comment.
Language as action. Mises Daily, Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Typology: The study of unity or diversity? Diversity Linguistics Comment.
English for all, freedom for none. Mises Daily, Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Why do languages die? Mises Daily, Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Language and the socialist-calculation problem. Mises Daily, Ludwig von Mises Institute.
Book Reviews
A typological grammar of Panare: A Cariban language of Venezuela, by Thomas E. Payne & Doris L. Payne. International Journal of American Linguistics (IJAL) 82(3): 387–389. DOI: 10.1086/687388.
Endangered languages and new technologies, ed. by Mari C. Jones. Language Documentation & Description (LD&D) 9: 344–350. DOI: 10125/24669.
Languages across boundaries, ed. by Dik Bakker & Martin Haspelmath. Linguist List 26(542).
Canonical morphology and syntax, ed. by ed. by Dunstan Brown, Marina Chumakina, & Greville G. Corbett. Linguist List 24(4963).
An introduction to linguistic typology, by Viveka Velupillai. Linguist List 24(2550).
A short grammar of Alorese, by Marian Klamer. Language (Book Notices).
Documenting endangered languages: Achievements and perspectives, ed. by Nicole Nau, Geoffrey L. J. Haig, Stefan Schnell, & Claudia Wegener. Linguist List 23(2390).
Handbook of descriptive linguistic fieldwork, by Shobhana L. Chelliah & Willem J. de Reuse. Linguist List 23(3129).
The study of language (4th ed.), by George Yule. Language (Book Notices).
The syntax of object marking in Sambaa: A comparative Bantu perspective, by Kristina Riedel. Linguist List 21(4069).
Dying words: Endangered languages and what they have to tell us, by Nicholas Evans. Linguist List 20(2673).
Unpublished Manuscripts
The following items are unpublished term papers that might contain information of interest. Note that I was still a young linguist in training when these were written, so please be a charitable reader! 🙂
To be not or to not be: A Behavioral Profile approach to the semantics of Chitimacha negation. Term paper, ‘Semantics’, Prof. Stefan Th. Gries, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Winter 2015.
Assessing the Chitimacha-Totozoquean hypothesis. Term paper, ‘Language & Prehistory’, Prof. Laura Robinson, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Spring 2014.
Causativity and the origin of the causative suffix in Chitimacha. Term paper, ‘Advanced Syntax’, Prof. Marianne Mithun, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Spring 2014.
Loan translations in the U.S. Southeast. Term paper, ‘Languages in Contact’, Prof. Marianne Mithun, Department of Linguistics, University of California, Santa Barbara, Winter 2014.
Primitivism in linguistics: The Americanist tradition after Boas. Term paper, ‘Language as Culture’, Prof. John W. Dubois, Winter 2014.
Non-Linguistic Publications
Growing up. In Lynn K. Talbot & Andrew Talbot Squires (eds.), Following the yellow arrow: Younger pilgrims on the Camino. Wingspan Press.
