User:Saradonati

She who knows not and knows not that she knows not is a fool. Avoid her.
She who knows not and knows that she knows not is a child. Teach her.
She who knows and knows not that she knows is asleep. Wake her.
She who knows and knows that she knows is a wise-ass. Kick her.^[1]

Personal Disambiguation

Sara Donati is my pen name; I am published also under my legal names: Rosina Lippi and Rosina Lippi Green. There is a bio page for Rosina Lippi which I did not write and which is in need of editing, but I am unwilling to do that myself. I would prefer to delete it if I can't find an ethical and neutral way to see it updated. In 2000 I left a tenured professorship to write fiction full time.

My best known academic publication: English with an Accent: Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the U.S (second revised and expanded edition appeared in 2012) is under Rosina Lippi Green. I am cited here in WP on a number of articles specifically touching on language ideology.

Historical fiction appears under Sara Donati, contemporary fiction under Rosina Lippi. My first novel won the PEN/Hemingway award in 1999. There is a portfolio of my published work on my website.

I am drafting WP articles for specific short stories by other authors, as well as a lengthy comment for the linguistics WikiProject on the need to update and clarify conflicting articles on eye-dialect, dialect representation in writing, and related topics. I have made small edits to a number of articles on New York City history where factual misstatements could be corrected with appropriate references to published work. I plan a number of additions/discussions on other articles on historical subjects following from my own work on NYC.

Primary Areas of Interest on Wikipedia

This user is a participant in WikiProject Linguistics.

This user is a member of WikiProject New York City

This user is a participant in WikiProject Novels.

Academic/Linguistics

PhD

This user has a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Linguistics.

This user has published peer-reviewed articles in academic journals.

snuk

This user says snuck.

ain't

This user believes that prescriptive grammar rules stem from linguistic ignorance and are used to enforce economic class distinctions.

~~a lot~~ alot

This user recognizes that linguistic change is a natural and desirable aspect of human language.

This user advocates the
logical and consistent reform
of English orthography.

Writing

AG

This user is a member of the Authors Guild

This user has published 10 novels.

¶

This user is a professional editor.

Languages

en

This user is a native speaker of the English language.

de-5

Dieser Benutzer spricht Deutsch auf einem professionellen Niveau.

gsw-3

Dä Benutzer hät sehr gueti Schwiizerdütschkenntnis.

History/Historical Research

1880

This user is actively researching the Gilded Age

This user has an active interest in social history.

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This user specializes in New York City historical research

This user is interested in the War of 1812.

This user is interested in women's and gender history.

This user is interested in urban history.

Idiosyncracies

INTJ

This user has an INTJ
Myers–Briggs Type Indicator

DATA

This user believes that common sense is frequently misleading and prefers evidence.

This user celebrates the solstices and equinoxes.

This user is owned by one or more dogs.

This user maintains a blog at storytelling: a writer's weblog.

This user posts on X as @akaSaraDonati.

References

^ Bartelby provides one of many versions of this proverb with the annotation "Lady Burton—Life of Sir Richard Burton. Given as an Arabian Proverb. Another rendering in the Spectator, Aug. 11, 1894. P. 176. In Hesiod—Works and Days. 293. 7. Quoted by Aristotle—Nic. Eth. I. 4. Cicero—Pro Cluent. 31. Livy—Works.XXII. 29. "

Rosina Lippi aka Sara Donati 05:52, 28 July 2015 (UTC)SaraDonati

[1] Bartelby provides one of many versions of this proverb with the annotation "Lady Burton—Life of Sir Richard Burton. Given as an Arabian Proverb. Another rendering in the Spectator, Aug. 11, 1894. P. 176. In Hesiod—Works and Days. 293. 7. Quoted by Aristotle—Nic. Eth. I. 4. Cicero—Pro Cluent. 31. Livy—Works.XXII. 29. "

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