User:Aresiaarthurs/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Belizean Creole

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate the article Belize Creole because the language spoken in Belize interests me. I have been to Belize before and while English is the primary language spoken by the people of Belize, it is not the exact same American English that I know. My preliminary impression was that I would gain insight to what exactly Belizean Creole is and how it came to be.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is clear, concise and includes all information that will be later expanded upon throughout the article. There is no information in the lead section that does not occur again throughout the article.

There is balanced coverage of topics within the article, starting with the history of Belize Creole, where it derived from and what other languages it pulls from. The article then delves into literary devices like phonology, morphology, syntax and grammar. The content provided is relevant to the topic and does a nice job at explaining what the Belize Creole language is while provided examples of words, sentences and pronunciations.

The article is neutral with no biased claims or overrepresented viewpoints. There is no persuasion, rather solely educational information.

References for this article range from 1966 to 2018, spanning over 50 years. There is a diverse pool of sourced material on the topic, from Cambridge University, Oxford University, Statistical Institute of Belize, Journal of Black studies, as well as several linguistic books written by Belizeans and Jamaicans.

There are three images within the article that exhibit examples of Belize Creole on what appears to be signs and posters. The images are accompanied by captions that give a brief explanation and location of where the image is. There are also three charts that assist with vowel and consonant pronunciation.

While evaluating the Talks page, I learned that this article is a part of four WikiProjects and are of high-importance in two of them. The article is not yet rated, but did come about as a result of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment.

The articles strengths are that is has a solid lead section with the content to support it. The information provided is easy to follow and has simple examples that make for understanding the information easier. The article can be improved by the addition of updated sources. I would assess this articles completeness as being well developed.