User:Emeraldschreier/sandbox

Hello! This is Emerald's sandbox for Anthropology Endangered Languages

Evaluate an article
This is where you will complete your article evaluation. Please use the template below to evaluate your selected article.


 * Name of article: (Carrier language)
 * I chose to evaluate this article because it directly relates to my chosen language, Carrier.

Lead

 * Guiding questions

The lead includes a clear and concise introductory sentence that summarizes the article's topic. It could benefit from a brief description of the articles major sections. It correctly does not include information not present in the article. The lead is concise.

Content

 * The article's content is relevant to the topic, it discusses Carrier the language as the topic suggests. The content, while up to date(last edited October 7th), is lacking in discussing the endangerment status in detail. It mentions it briefly, but does not go in depth about the extent of the language's endangerment, causes, what is to be lost if the language dies, and current revitalization efforts. The content relates to Dakelh / Carrier people, who, being an Indigenous group, has historically been an underrepresented or misrepresented population.

Tone and Balance
The article seems neutral, and does not seem to indicate any claims that are heavily biased towards one particular opinion.

Sources and References

 * There is a sufficient amount of references, 14 to be exact. However, it is lacking in recent sources, with the most recent being from 2017 and most being from before the 2000's.

Organization
The article seems to be concise, clear, and easy to read. THere did not appear to be any opvious typos. The article is organized but it would be helpful to see a list of what is to be included in terms of topic sections.

Images and Media
The article includes some images that enhance understanding of the topic, such as a tombstone written in Carrier and a couple of maps. The images are clearly labelled.

Checking the talk page
There is a conversation on the talk page where different Wikipedians are discussing in-note citations and interestingly, one of the authors and linguists who researched the Carrier language has been vocal on that page, suggesting that in-line citations be held off on in favor of citing his book, which back then was about to be published, because everything is in one place.

Wikipedians are also discussing why Carrier is classed as subarctic and not plateau. The way Wikipedia discusses this topic seems less cenetered around endangerment and revitalization, and more around small details about the language mechanics and the culture.

Overall impressions
This is a category C class article. It is currently in the mainenance category. It could be improved by the adding of revitalization information. It is developed, but there is definitely still room for improvement.

Optional activity

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 * Link to feedback:
 * Now, I am going to practice linking an article. This link will take you to learn more about Carrier. This is a sandbox for Emerald's student Wikipedia page. If you want to see her real Wikipedia page, click here. (This page does not yet exist)