Darío Rubio ( Mineral de la Luz,

Guanajuato Guanajuato, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato, is one of the 32 states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guanajuato, 46 municipalities and its cap ...

, December 8, 1878

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, January 21, 1952), was a Mexican scholar and

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of ...

, specializing in the study of

paremiology Paremiology () is the collection and study of paroemias (proverbs). It is a subfield of philology, folkloristics, and linguistics. History Paremiology can be dated back as far as Aristotle. Paremiography, on the other hand, is the collection of ...

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and popular speech. He made some publications under the pseudonym Ricardo del Castillo. He did his first studies in his native state. He moved to Mexico City, where he worked for various companies, including the

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. Becoming interested in paremiology and popular speech, he wrote articles for various periodical publications. On October 23, 1918, he was elected corresponding member of the Mexican Academy of Language, and becoming a full member, taking possession of Chair V, on July 20, 1927, with the speech —“''The Mexican Popular Language''”— to which

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responded. He was secretary of the institution from 1931 and treasurer from 1934, until his death on January 21, 1952 in Mexico City.

Published Works

*''Pierrot: ensayo dramático'', 1909. *''Ligeras reflexiones acerca de nuestro teatro nacional'', 1912. *''Los llamados mexicanismos de la Academia española'', 1917. *''Nahuatlismos y barbarismos'', 1919. *''El jaripeo'', 1920. *''La anarquía del lenguaje en la América española'', 1925. *''Refranes, proverbios y dichos y dicharachos mexicanos'', two volumes, 1925 and 1940. *''El Nacional Monte de Piedad: fundado en el año de 1775'', 1947. *''El pobrecito señor X. La oruga'', under the pseudonym, Ricardo del Castillo.

References

External links

Darío Rubio at the Mexican Academy of Language
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rubio, Dario 1878 births 1952 deaths Mexican philologists People from Guanajuato Mexican scholars