astronomy

Maria Pankararu

Maria Pankararu is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Maria Pankararu rather than just read about it. In short: Maria das Dores de Oliveira (born 1964), better known as Maria Pankararu, is a Pankararú linguist. She is best known as the first indigenous scholar to have obtained a doctoral degree in Brazil.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Maria das Dores de Oliveira (born 1964), better known as Maria Pankararu, is a Pankararú linguist. She is best known as the first indigenous scholar to have obtained a doctoral degree in Brazil. Her research has focused on the description of the moribund Ofayé language of the Macro-Jê language family, spoken in Brasilândia, Mato Grosso do Sul.

Biography Born in Tacaratu (Pernambuco), Pankararu accompanied her family to São Paulo in 1970, where she studied until the seventh grade before returning to Tacaratu. She obtained a BA in History at Autarquia de Ensino Superior de Arco Verde in Arcoverde (1990), as well as a second BA in Pedagogy (1997), an MA and a PhD in Linguistics at Universidade Federal de Alagoas in Maceió.

Awards Medalha do Mérito Universitário "UFAL 45 Anos" (2006) Heliônia Ceres Prize (2005)

Selected works

Dissertations Ofayé, a língua do Povo do Mel. Fonologia e Gramática (2006) A Variação Fonética da Vibrante /r/ na Fala Pankararu. Análise Lingüística e Sociolingüística (2001)

Articles O verbo em Ofayé: aspectos morfológicos. In: Eliane Barbosa da Silva; Helson Flávio da Silva Sobrinho (orgs.). Língua Falada e Ensino. Reflexões e análises. 1ª ed. Maceió/AL: EDUFAL, 2014, p. 17-19. As políticas públicas de educação superior para indígenas e afrodescendentes no Brasil: Perspectivas e Desafios. In: MATO, Daniel (Coord.). Educación Superior y Pueblos Indígenas y Afrodescendientes en América Latina. Normas, Políticas y Prácticas. 2ª ed. Caracas: IELSAC-UNESCO, 2012, p. 177-210. A morfologia nominal da língua Ofayé. In: LUCIANO, Gersem José dos Santos; HOFFMANN, Maria Barroso; OLIVEIRA, Jô Cardoso (Orgs.). Olhares indígenas contemporâneos. 1ª ed. Brasília: Centro Indígena de Estudos e Pesquisa - CINEP, 2012, v. II, p. 22-56. A classe verbo em Ofaié: aspectos sintáticos. Leitura. Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras (UFAL), v. 35, p. 109-131, 2007. Notas sobre o povo Ofayé e aspectos da fonologia da língua Ofayé. Coletânia AXÉUVYRU, Ed. Universitária da UFPE, p. 141-158, 2005. Da invisibilidade para a visibilidade: estratégias Pankararu. Índios do Nordeste: Temas e Problemas 4, EDUFAL, v. 4, p. 05-24, 2004. Variação fonética da vibrante /r/ na fala Pankararu: Análise de fatores lingüísticos. Leitura. Revista do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras (UFAL), Maceió - Alagoas, n.25, p. 47-60, 2000. A variação do /s/ na fala Pankararu - fatores lingüísticos e sociais. In: Maria Denilda Moura. (Org.). Os múltiplos usos da língua. 1ª ed. Maceió: Edufal, 1999, p. 237-239.

References

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Maria Pankararu

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Maria Pankararu claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Maria Pankararu before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Maria Pankararu ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Maria Pankararu

In research: Maria Pankararu appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Maria Pankararu in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Maria Pankararu is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1964 births, Brazilian academic biography stubs, Federal University of Alagoas alumni, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Maria Pankararu outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Maria Pankararu in simple terms?

Maria das Dores de Oliveira (born 1964), better known as Maria Pankararu, is a Pankararú linguist. She is best known as the first indigenous scholar to have obtained a doctoral degree in Brazil.

Why does Maria Pankararu matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Maria Pankararu?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Maria Pankararu.