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Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title - Phonotactics

Article Evaluation


 * Good introduction, but could use a bit more background information and info on any existing "universal" phonotactic constraints
 * Many high-quality sources listed under References sections, but needs more in-line citations
 * English phonology section is fairly thorough, but English is the only language whose phonotactic constraints are extensively represented
 * The article briefly mentions many important topics that could be further expanded upon (ex. influence of phonotactics on L2 acquisition)
 * Good neutral writing tone without too much excessively complex terminology


 * Sources
 * Sources

Davidson, Lisa (2011-03). "Phonetic and Phonological Factors in the Second Language Production of Phonemes and Phonotactics: Second Language Speech Production". Language and Linguistics Compass. 5 (3): 126–139. doi:10.1111/j.1749-818X.2010.00266.x.

Carlson, Matthew T. (2018-12). "Making Room for Second Language Phonotactics: Effects of L2 Learning and Environment on First Language Speech Perception". Language and Speech. 61 (4): 598–614. doi:10.1177/0023830918767208. ISSN 0023-8309.

Option 2

 * Article title - Syllable Weight

Article Evaluation


 * The article focuses on both linguistic applications of syllable weight and poetry applications, and the poetry section is much more developed than the linguistics section
 * The introduction only discusses the poetic aspect of syllable weight and should probably include a bit more info on the linguistic meaning of syllable weight
 * The information in the linguistics section is good, but could use some additional subsections to better organize the information
 * More information is needed on the concept of moras
 * Writing tone is neutral, not persuasive


 * Sources
 * Sources

Ryan, Kevin M. (2016-12). "Phonological weight: RYAN". Language and Linguistics Compass. 10(12): 720–733. doi:10.1111/lnc3.12229



Option 3

 * Article title - Alternation

Article Evaluation


 * The introduction addresses how alternations can be influenced by its phonological, morphological, or syntactic environment, but touches on phonology more in-depth than morphology or syntax.
 * The article only goes in depth into one specific phonological alternation in English - /s/ vs. /z/. The article could expand on additional common alternations in English as well as common alternations found in other languages.
 * Existing references are good quality, but not very many - needs more sources and in-line citations
 * Good neutral writing tone without too much excessively complex terminology, but more of a list of examples rather than much explanation


 * Sources
 * Sources

Anttila, Arto (2002-02-01). "Morphologically conditioned phonological alternations". Natural Language & Linguistic Theory. 20 (1): 1–42. doi:10.1023/A:1014245408622. ISSN 1573-0859.

Pater, Joe; Tessier, Anne-Michelle (2006), "L1 phonotactic knowledge and the L2 acquisition of alternations", Inquiries in Linguistic Development, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 115–131, retrieved 2023-04-04