Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this topic because it interests me to know more about this area of linguistics as well as its effect on languages other than English.
Lead
Guiding questions
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is not overly detailed, but it uses very specialized vocabulary.
Lead evaluation
Content
Guiding questions
Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
Is the content up-to-date? Yes
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No
Content evaluation
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions
Is the article neutral? Yes
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The viewpoint from English perspective, but it is written in that language.
Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No
Tone and balance evaluation
Sources and References
Guiding questions
Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, but very few sources
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
Are the sources current? Not really
Check a few links. Do they work? Yes
Sources and references evaluation
Organization
Guiding questions
Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, but it has a very high register and jargon.
Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes
Organization evaluation
Images and Media
Guiding questions
Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
Are images well-captioned? No caption needed, it was created by the author
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes
Images and media evaluation
Checking the talk page
Guiding questions
What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations asking for more information to further understand the subject as well as different areas it can be applied.
How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Not rated, not on WikiProjects
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is written in very technical terminology, not for the common people doing research.
Talk page evaluation
Overall impressions
Guiding questions
What is the article's overall status? It needs updated citations and layman''s vocab.
What are the article's strengths? It is organized and presents good visuals.
How can the article be improved? Add new citations and re-write information so it is easier to understand.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well-developed, but too technical.
Overall evaluation
Optional activity
Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback
Briefly describe why you have chosen this article to evaluate. I chose this topic because it interests me to know more about this area of linguistics as well as its effect on languages other than English.
Lead
Guiding questions
Does the Lead include an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes the article's topic? Yes
Does the Lead include a brief description of the article's major sections? Yes
Does the Lead include information that is not present in the article? No
Is the Lead concise or is it overly detailed? It is not overly detailed, but it uses very specialized vocabulary.
Lead evaluation
Content
Guiding questions
Is the article's content relevant to the topic? Yes
Is the content up-to-date? Yes
Is there content that is missing or content that does not belong? No
Content evaluation
Tone and Balance
Guiding questions
Is the article neutral? Yes
Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position? No
Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented? The viewpoint from English perspective, but it is written in that language.
Does the article attempt to persuade the reader in favor of one position or away from another? No
Tone and balance evaluation
Sources and References
Guiding questions
Are all facts in the article backed up by a reliable secondary source of information? Yes, but very few sources
Are the sources thorough - i.e. Do they reflect the available literature on the topic? Yes
Are the sources current? Not really
Check a few links. Do they work? Yes
Sources and references evaluation
Organization
Guiding questions
Is the article well-written - i.e. Is it concise, clear, and easy to read? Yes, but it has a very high register and jargon.
Does the article have any grammatical or spelling errors? No
Is the article well-organized - i.e. broken down into sections that reflect the major points of the topic? Yes
Organization evaluation
Images and Media
Guiding questions
Does the article include images that enhance understanding of the topic? Yes
Are images well-captioned? No caption needed, it was created by the author
Do all images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations? Yes
Are the images laid out in a visually appealing way? Yes
Images and media evaluation
Checking the talk page
Guiding questions
What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic? Conversations asking for more information to further understand the subject as well as different areas it can be applied.
How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects? Not rated, not on WikiProjects
How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class? It is written in very technical terminology, not for the common people doing research.
Talk page evaluation
Overall impressions
Guiding questions
What is the article's overall status? It needs updated citations and layman''s vocab.
What are the article's strengths? It is organized and presents good visuals.
How can the article be improved? Add new citations and re-write information so it is easier to understand.
How would you assess the article's completeness - i.e. Is the article well-developed? Is it underdeveloped or poorly developed? It is well-developed, but too technical.
Overall evaluation
Optional activity
Choose at least 1 question relevant to the article you're evaluating and leave your evaluation on the article's Talk page. Be sure to sign your feedback