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Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues (4 July 1925, Curitiba - 24 April 2014, Brasília) was a Brazilian linguist, considered one of the most renowned researcher of the indigenous languages of Brazil. His primary contribution to linguistic literature is the proposal that indigenous languages of Brazil such as Tupí, Karib, and Macro-Jê are related in a single family called Tupi-Guarani. The first Brazilian to obtain a doctorate in linguistics, Rodrigues went on to establish the first and second post-graduate programs in linguistics in Brazil, as well as a number of associations in linguistics including the Brazilian Institute of Linguistics, the Brazilian Association of Linguistics (ABRALIN), and the Laboratory of Indigenous Languages (LALI).
Born in Curitiba in Paraná, Rodrigues attended the Gynásio Paranaense (later known as Colégio Estadual do Paraná) and began publishing papers on indigenous languages when he was only seventeen. After graduating from the Federal University of Paraná, Rodrigues went to the University of Hamburg in Germany to obtain his doctorate degree under phonetician Otto van Essen.
A prodigious worker, Rodrigues wrote more than 110 published works over 60 years, a third of which was written after the year 2000, or his 75th birthday. Rodrigues's influence is vast - as linguist Wilmar R. D'Angelis notes, it would be "impossible (if not dishonest)" to discuss Tupí-Guaraní languages without some form of reference to Rodrigues. His book, Brazilian Languages: For the Understanding of the Indigenous Languages, was chosen by the Brazilian Chamber of Books as one of the hundred books of the century.
Rodrigues died at the age of 88 from cardiac arrest.
I found a bunch of articles written by Rodrigues that I will review and use to flesh out the Linguistic Contribution section especially.
• Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
All facts seem to reference physical texts not available online, or other Wikipedia articles. Encyclopedia Britannica is also referenced, but it appears to be the physical text version, published in 1911.
• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
Yes, except for one fact about Dante placing Priscian in hell with the sodomites.
• Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Yes. The article remains strictly neutral, without any subjective claims.
• Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
Four out of five references are to physical texts, not available online. The fifth is a Wikipedia link to Dante's Inferno. I cannot judge the neutrality of the sources, but the way the article is written, I suspect they are neutral.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
I don't feel that particular viewpoints are overrepresented, but a bulk of the article is a list of translations and editions. This article could probably do without the list.
• Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
None point to primary sources available online. Interestingly, the online Encyclopedia Britannica page for Priscian reads like a summary of the Wikipedia page.
• Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
Information could be elaborated on his impact, specifically on speculative grammar. The article mentions speculative grammar only once, in the introduction.
• What kinds of illustrations are included in the article?
A relief carving of Priscian (also present in the Encyclopedia Britannica page) and a manuscript book.
• Check the "Talk" page - what kinds of discussions are happening behind the scenes about how to represent the person, their life, and their careers?
There are no discussions being held. The last edit was made in October 2013.
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Aryon Dall'Igna Rodrigues (4 July 1925, Curitiba - 24 April 2014, Brasília) was a Brazilian linguist, considered one of the most renowned researcher of the indigenous languages of Brazil. His primary contribution to linguistic literature is the proposal that indigenous languages of Brazil such as Tupí, Karib, and Macro-Jê are related in a single family called Tupi-Guarani. The first Brazilian to obtain a doctorate in linguistics, Rodrigues went on to establish the first and second post-graduate programs in linguistics in Brazil, as well as a number of associations in linguistics including the Brazilian Institute of Linguistics, the Brazilian Association of Linguistics (ABRALIN), and the Laboratory of Indigenous Languages (LALI).
Born in Curitiba in Paraná, Rodrigues attended the Gynásio Paranaense (later known as Colégio Estadual do Paraná) and began publishing papers on indigenous languages when he was only seventeen. After graduating from the Federal University of Paraná, Rodrigues went to the University of Hamburg in Germany to obtain his doctorate degree under phonetician Otto van Essen.
A prodigious worker, Rodrigues wrote more than 110 published works over 60 years, a third of which was written after the year 2000, or his 75th birthday. Rodrigues's influence is vast - as linguist Wilmar R. D'Angelis notes, it would be "impossible (if not dishonest)" to discuss Tupí-Guaraní languages without some form of reference to Rodrigues. His book, Brazilian Languages: For the Understanding of the Indigenous Languages, was chosen by the Brazilian Chamber of Books as one of the hundred books of the century.
Rodrigues died at the age of 88 from cardiac arrest.
I found a bunch of articles written by Rodrigues that I will review and use to flesh out the Linguistic Contribution section especially.
• Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference?
All facts seem to reference physical texts not available online, or other Wikipedia articles. Encyclopedia Britannica is also referenced, but it appears to be the physical text version, published in 1911.
• Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
Yes, except for one fact about Dante placing Priscian in hell with the sodomites.
• Is the article neutral? Are there any claims, or frames, that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
Yes. The article remains strictly neutral, without any subjective claims.
• Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
Four out of five references are to physical texts, not available online. The fifth is a Wikipedia link to Dante's Inferno. I cannot judge the neutrality of the sources, but the way the article is written, I suspect they are neutral.
• Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?
I don't feel that particular viewpoints are overrepresented, but a bulk of the article is a list of translations and editions. This article could probably do without the list.
• Check a few citations. Do the links work? Is there any close paraphrasing or plagiarism in the article?
None point to primary sources available online. Interestingly, the online Encyclopedia Britannica page for Priscian reads like a summary of the Wikipedia page.
• Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
Information could be elaborated on his impact, specifically on speculative grammar. The article mentions speculative grammar only once, in the introduction.
• What kinds of illustrations are included in the article?
A relief carving of Priscian (also present in the Encyclopedia Britannica page) and a manuscript book.
• Check the "Talk" page - what kinds of discussions are happening behind the scenes about how to represent the person, their life, and their careers?
There are no discussions being held. The last edit was made in October 2013.