Anthony Aristar
Encyclopedia
Anthony Manuel Rodrigues Aristar (born in Cape Town
, South Africa
, 1948) is a linguist, the founder of the LINGUIST List
, the most important linguistic resource on the web, and currently a professor of linguistics at Eastern Michigan University
.
from the University of Melbourne
in Australia, his MA
from the University of Chicago
, and his PhD
from the University of Texas at Austin
in 1984 (Dissertation: On the Syntactic Incorporation of Linguistic Units).
. He has been one of the prime movers in the establishment of standards for the dissemination and publication of linguistic information on the Internet, and was Principal Investigator of the E-MELD project, whose aim was also the establishment of standards for linguistic data. He is very involved in the preservation of endangered languages data. He is principal investigator of the Multitree project, and co-Principal Investigator of the LL-MAP project. As part of his work on the interoperability of digital linguistic data, he is involved with the Open Languages Archive Community (OLAC
). He was also involved in producing the 2007 ISO 639-3
standard for the coding of languages, in that this standard is a union of the Ethnologue
code-set and a code-set for ancient and constructed languages produced at LINGUIST List by him ISO 639-3
.
Cape Town
Cape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
, South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, 1948) is a linguist, the founder of the LINGUIST List
Linguist List
The LINGUIST List is a major online resource for the academic field of linguistics. It was founded by Anthony Aristar in early 1990 at the University of Western Australia, and is used as a reference by the National Science Foundation in the United States...
, the most important linguistic resource on the web, and currently a professor of linguistics at Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
.
Studies
Aristar received his BABachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
in Australia, his MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, and his PhD
PHD
PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
from the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
in 1984 (Dissertation: On the Syntactic Incorporation of Linguistic Units).
Academic career
Aristar is co-director of the Institute for Language and Information Technology at Eastern Michigan UniversityEastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...
. He has been one of the prime movers in the establishment of standards for the dissemination and publication of linguistic information on the Internet, and was Principal Investigator of the E-MELD project, whose aim was also the establishment of standards for linguistic data. He is very involved in the preservation of endangered languages data. He is principal investigator of the Multitree project, and co-Principal Investigator of the LL-MAP project. As part of his work on the interoperability of digital linguistic data, he is involved with the Open Languages Archive Community (OLAC
OLAC
OLAC, the Open Language Archives Community, is an initiative to create a unified means of searching online databases of language resources for linguistic research. The information about resources is stored in XML format for easy searching...
). He was also involved in producing the 2007 ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3:2007, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages, is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. The standard describes three‐letter codes for identifying languages. It extends the ISO 639-2...
standard for the coding of languages, in that this standard is a union of the Ethnologue
Ethnologue
Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...
code-set and a code-set for ancient and constructed languages produced at LINGUIST List by him ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3
ISO 639-3:2007, Codes for the representation of names of languages — Part 3: Alpha-3 code for comprehensive coverage of languages, is an international standard for language codes in the ISO 639 series. The standard describes three‐letter codes for identifying languages. It extends the ISO 639-2...
.
Personal life
He is married to Helen Aristar-Dry, also a professor of linguistics at Eastern Michigan University, and co-director of the institute he heads.External links
- Anthony Aristar's web page @ The LINGUIST ListLinguist ListThe LINGUIST List is a major online resource for the academic field of linguistics. It was founded by Anthony Aristar in early 1990 at the University of Western Australia, and is used as a reference by the National Science Foundation in the United States...
- Anthony Aristar’s web page @ Eastern Michigan UniversityEastern Michigan UniversityEastern Michigan University is a comprehensive, co-educational public university located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Ypsilanti is west of Detroit and eight miles east of Ann Arbor. The university was founded in 1849 as Michigan State Normal School...