User:Delaney Demark/Choose an Article

Article Selection
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
 * Bow-wow theory


 * Article Evaluation
 * The article only has a few sentences that mention the basis of the theory. The first sentence fails to sufficiently explain the theory, only mentioning what the theory aims to explain.


 * Sources
 * The origins and evolution of human language
 * The Origins of Language

Option 2

 * Article title
 * Fallacy of Accent


 * Article Evaluation
 * The introductory description is clear and succinct. However, the article is very short with only two sections, both of insufficient length.


 * Sources
 * Accent
 * What Is The Fallacy Of Accent?

Option 3

 * Article title
 * Code Switching


 * Article Evaluation
 * The introduction is not as succinct as possible, but it explains the topic well. Overall, the article does not appear to have an issue with neutrality in tone, but this could be an issue in addressing different criticisms. Some of the headings are vague. In terms of sources, the article includes many references that are very recent.


 * Sources
 * Linguistic Constraints on Intrasentential Code-Switching: A Study of Spanish/Hebrew Bilingualism

Option 4

 * Article title
 * Genderless Language


 * Article Evaluation
 * Overall the article is lacking content, most specifically under specific languages. Accordingly, there are not many sources used.


 * Sources
 * The semantics of grammatical gender: A cross-cultural study
 * The Gendering of Language: A Comparison of Gender Equality in Countries with Gendered, Natural Gender, and Genderless Languages

Option 5

 * Article title
 * Raciolinguistics


 * Article Evaluation
 * The introduction to the article is slightly long and unclear. As a whole, the content can be expanded upon. In comparison to the length of the article, the number of sources is adequate.


 * Sources
 * Raciolinguistic ideology of antiblackness: bilingual education, tracking, and the multiracial imaginary in urban schools Raciolinguistics: How Language Shapes Our Ideas About Race
 * Unsettling race and language: Toward a raciolinguistic perspective
 * Raciolinguistics and the aesthetic labourer
 * Raciolinguistics and the Education of Emergent Bilinguals Labeled as Disabled