Talk:Polyglotism/Archive 2

Living Polyglots

I think the idea of a living polyglots list is a big improvement to the article, as there is always so much rumour and uncertainty about the subject. For many English speakers, the idea of speaking more than three or four languages is indeed remarkable, however I feel for the list to be consistent with the article there should be some more 6+ language speakers in there. I hope you can think of some. Most of them are probably famous for some other reason though...

146.90.79.112 (talk) 13:57, 26 October 2012 (UTC)

A cleanup template has been applied to this section and, while I agree that it is valid, it would be great if other copyeditors could assist with the process, as all seem like they are valid entries, given that Wikipedia aims to be unbiased towards any culture.--Soulparadox (talk) 11:33, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

Ioannis Ikonomou

I'm sorry, but the citation for this individual is a baseless, and very vague news article. Unless someone has an actual real citation, I suggest that this man be removed from the list. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.75.123.173 (talk) 13:50, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Does this work? http://www.athensnews.gr/issue/13383/21545 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaurav.p.chaturvedi (talk • contribs) 13:47, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

List of Polyglots

the ppl listed are mostly sports stars. this is incredibly idiotic. there are many people that speak 10+ languaguages who should be listed. a list of polyglots shld be based on number of languages spoken, not independent fame — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.247.0.75 (talk) 17:50, 9 November 2012 (UTC)

Aren't JRR Tolkien and Richard Francis Burton noted polyglots? 204.49.181.122 (talk) 00:57, 26 November 2012 (UTC)

This article was a lot more interesting when it was a List of Polyglots. -- Evertype·✆ 11:28, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Reformatted List of Living Notable Polyglots

I did some reformatting and copyediting on the list of living notable polyglots, but it's a bit difficult being that they're living persons. I sorted each language alphabetically, as well as each entry the same. This was mostly to avoid any possible bias in the ordering (least to greatest, first to last, etc.) Perhaps the same should be done with the list of dead polyglots as well. It's difficult to determine who's actually 'notable' in the sense that they should be listed here, as a recently added Taiwanese TV host demonstrates (to me, at least). The translator for the European Union lacks a Wikipedia article, but he's obviously notable in the amount of languages he speaks and the position he holds, and seems to be someone deserving of the list's attention. Any thoughts? Sorry if I'm stepping on anyone's toes. Fuebar (talk) 05:23, 8 January 2013 (UTC)

Jean-François Champollion

I have amended the newly added section on this figure, as the original copyeditor did not include citations and I then made corrections based on the references that I could locate.--Soulparadox (talk) 11:09, 30 April 2013 (UTC)

Eddie Izzard

I read an interview in Belgian magazine HUMO in which he claims to have performed in English, French, German, Russian, Spanish and Nepali. There was mention of two or three other languages (probably European languages), but they slipped my mind. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 193.190.253.160 (talk) 20:13, 5 May 2013 (UTC)

Barry Farber

Has anyone considered any Barry Farber? He authored an entire book on the subject and is also a well known radio talk-show host. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.73.185.46 (talk) 13:41, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

"Christopher"

I'm not clear on how the inability to master non-SVO word order proves universal grammar. There are natural languages that use a different order. ADREY 03:39, 24 September 2013 (UTC) User:Adrey (talk) 23:05, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Hans Conon von der Gabelentz

For a linguist, 'worked on' is different than actually knowing the language. ADREY 03:39, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Hyperpolyglots confusion

The reference linked to in the second sentence does not define how many languages are required for hyperpolyglots, but this article says 12 and the article List_of_polyglots says 6. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.14.255.41 (talk) 00:49, 9 January 2014 (UTC)

Hyperpolyglot origin circular reference

In the introduction section the definition of hyperpolyglot cites this page on wordnik, which in turn refers to Wikipedia. This document seems like a reliable source for a definition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Dev65 (talk • contribs) 10:56, 1 August 2014 (UTC)