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Assigned article: Subthreshold Membrane Potential Oscillations
Notes about article:

- whoever wrote this before doesn't cite the basics (first paragraph). Maybe use textbook? Textbook is a reliable source on Wiki.

Drafts
In order for neurons to reach threshold for action potential to fire, enough sodium (Na+) ions must enter the cell through voltage gated sodium channels through membrane and depolarize the cell. Once the threshold value is reached, a rapid increase of Na+ enters the cell with more Na+ channels along the membrane opening resulting in a rapid depolarization of the cell.

In order for neurons to reach threshold for action potential to fire, enough sodium (Na+) ions must enter the cell through voltage gated sodium channels through membrane and depolarize the cell. The threshold is reached to overcome the electrochemical equilibrium within a neuron, where there is a balance between potassium ions (K+) moving down their concentration gradient (inside the cell to outside) and the electrical gradient that prevents K+ from moving down its own gradient. Once the threshold value is reached, a rapid increase of Na+ enters the cell with more Na+ channels along the membrane opening resulting in a rapid depolarization of the cell.

References for Subthreshold Membrane Potential Oscillations

 * 1) Barnett, Mark W.; Larkman, Philip M. (2007-06-01). "The action potential". Practical Neurology. 7 (3): 192–197. ISSN 1474-7758. PMID 17515599.
 * 2) Neuroscience. Purves, Dale, 1938- (5th ed ed.). Sunderland, Mass.: Sinauer Associates. 2012. ISBN 9780878936953 . OCLC 754389847.

References to look more through (not used)
-https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4219458/

-https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/subthreshold-membrane-potential-oscillations

=British Sign Language=

Linguistics
Linguistics are an integral component to any language because this allows for languages to be understood in a more efficient manner when taught. In general, sign languages have their own ‘words’ (hand gestures) that could not be understood in other dialects. How one language signs a certain number would be different than how another language signs it. British Sign Language is described as a 'spatial language' as it "moves signs in space ."

Phonology
Like many other sign languages, BSL phonology is defined by elements such as hand shape, orientation, location, movement, and non-manual features. There are phonological components to sign language that have no meaning alone but work together to create a meaning of a signed word: hand shape, movement, location, orientation and facial expression. The meanings of words differ if one of these components is changed. Signs can be identical in certain components but different in others, giving each a different meaning. Facial expression falls under the 'non-manual features' component of phonology. These include "eyebrow height, eye gaze, mouthing, head movement, and torso rotation ."

~include examples from book... but how to phrase?

Grammar
Just like any language, whether spoken or signed, BSL has its own grammar rules in terms of signing phrases. In other words, BSL has its own syntax that should be studied. First, an important component to BSL are proforms. Proforms are “...any form that stands in the place of, or does the job of, some other form. ” Sign order for sentences is split into two parts: the subject and the predicate. The subject is the topic of the sentence, while the predicate is the commentary about the subject.

BSL uses a topic–comment structure.[11] Topic-comment means that the topic of the signed conversation is first established, followed by the discussion of the actual topic which is the ‘comment’ component. Canonical word order outside of topic–comment structure is OSV, and noun phrases are head-initial.[12]

Article Selection
Article Title: British Sign Language


 * C-Class article
 * 47% Completeness score
 * 218 Average views per day
 * All articles pertaining to SL are below A level / Good articles. American Sign Language is the only article found to have GA.
 * It should warrant its own article, as there seem to be different dialects of Sign Language.
 * Content is relevant to the topic
 * History
 * Linguistics (Phonology and Grammar only have a couple sentences, need to expand on that)
 * Usage
 * Number of BSL Users (Only a couple sentences, maybe should not be it's own heading)
 * Let Sign Shine
 * According to Talk page, this section was it's own article that was then merged with BSL. This is a very small subsection and may need a lot more information.
 * Apparently a campaign to teach BSL in schools.
 * Could talk about more organizations for BSL, add a section for that in this article.
 * Not every claim has a citation after it!
 * Very brief history, doesn't talk about it's development in great detail. May be useful to.