Georgiy Sergeevich Starostin, (Russian: Георгий Сергеевич Ста́ростин, born July 4, 1976^[1]), is a linguistics researcher, head of the Sinology Department of the Institute of Oriental Cultures at the Russian State University for the Humanities, where he also teaches. Starostin's field is long-range linguistic comparison, and he is working on Dravidian languages and the Khoisan languages particularly. Starostin is also a noted Internet music critic. He is son of the late Sergei Starostin, also a noted linguistics researcher. is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Linguistics is the scientific study of language, which can be theoretical or applied. ... Sinology is the study of China, and things related to China, using a combination of Western and traditional Chinese methodologies, concepts, and theories. ... View of the RSUH campus The Russian State University for the Humanities, also known as RSUH or RGGU (РГГУ, Российский государственный гуманитарный университет), is a university in Moscow, Russia with over 5500 students. ... The Dravidian family of languages includes approximately 73 languages[1] that are mainly spoken in southern India and northeastern Sri Lanka, as well as certain areas in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, and eastern and central India, as well as in parts of Afghanistan and Iran, and overseas in other countries such... The Khoisan languages (also Khoesaan languages) are the indigenous languages of southern and eastern Africa; in southern Africa their speakers are the Khoi and Bushmen (Saan). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Music journalism. ... Dr. Sergei Anatolyevich Starostin (b. ...

Music critics

Starostin has also written a large number of extensive reviews of rock music groups and albums on his site, Only Solitaire, since 1998, named after a Jethro Tull song.^[2] Until April 2006 the site was frequently updated and covers in detail the music of most of the major rock groups and musicians of the 1960s and 1970s, although he has reviewed less material of groups primarily associated with the 1980s and beyond. He has said that the main reason for this is because he believes that rock music has been becoming steadily worse since the 1960s to the point that it is now "dead"^[3], and cites Mark Prindle as the original insipiration for him becoming an online music critic.^[1] Starostin has stated on his site that, due to concerns of time and of his ability to continue writing creative reviews, "Only Solitaire is no more." Rock is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars, and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles, however saxophones have been omitted from newer subgenres of rock music since the 90s. ... Jethro Tull are a Grammy Award winning English rock band that formed in 1967-1968[1]. Their music is marked by the distinctive vocal style and lead flute work of front man Ian Anderson. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Mark Prindle (b. ...

References

Some publications

• Starostin G. A lexicostatistical approach towards reconstructing Proto-Khoisan // Mother Tongue, vol. VIII, 2003.

External links

• Only Solitaire: George Starostin's Music Reviews