Template:Did you know nominations/Middle Khmer


 * The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as |this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by  Jolly  Ω   Janner  06:15, 7 February 2016 (UTC)

Middle Khmer

 * ... that the decline of Angkor marked the beginning of the Middle Khmer period, during which the language underwent rapid and profound change, including doubling the amount of vowels, in a just a few centuries?


 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Baudouin de Sebourc
 * Comment: open to suggestions on different/more "catchy" wording for the hook

Created by WilliamThweatt (talk). Self-nominated at 05:31, 21 January 2016 (UTC).


 * Symbol question.svg Great to see an expertly written article on an academic topic, instead of the usual pop culture stuff that dominates DYK. This article is probably GA quality, although a few places need citations, which I've tagged in the article. Also, I could not locate the info about the doubling of the vowels in Headley 1998. Could you add a ref directly after the sentence in the article (as per DYK requirements)? -Zanhe (talk) 05:39, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thank you for taking the time to review the article and for the kind words. I've supplied the citations you requested, including two (for good measure) for the fact in the hook. Headly (1998) only implies it in his tables so I've cited Wayland & Jongman, who state it outright in their conclusion, and Jenner (1976) who mentions it in passing. Let me know if you have any other concerns. I'd be happy to address them. Cheers!--William Thweatt TalkContribs 12:42, 31 January 2016 (UTC)
 * Thanks for adding the refs throughout the article. I tried to verify the hook in Wayland & Jongman 2002, but got an "unexpected server response" error. It looks like a temporary server problem, so I'll try again tomorrow. -Zanhe (talk) 06:18, 1 February 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Although I still couldn't view the ref online, I found out I could download the article and read it offline, and was able to verify the hook fact. It's good to go. Thanks again for your great work, I strongly encourage you to nominate the article for GA. I think it'll be an easy pass. -Zanhe (talk) 17:48, 1 February 2016 (UTC)