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Vivaro-Alpine dialect
(Vivaro-Alpine dialect)

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I have chosen this article to review because it is the one I hope to expand upon for the main project in this course. I figure by evaluating it now, I'll have a basis of knowledge as to what I will need to look for in order to complete the stub over the course of the semester. The article is important as it is a succinct explanation of the origins and bases of the Gardiol dialect. My first impression of the article was generally one of interest, as it has basic descriptions of the family the dialect comes from and where it can be found, but does not do much to describe the associated culture aside from including the lyrics of a song in the language.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section


 * The introductory sentence is succinct and informs the reader in few words of exactly what the topic is
 * The lead does not include a summary of each section to come, but every sentence in the lead is tied to one of the sections to come; not every section is mentioned in the lead, but everything in the lead ties back to a section to come
 * The lead DOES contain info not found in the article: the name of the man who coined the name of the dialect is not found elsewhere in the article
 * Very concise

Content


 * The content is all relevant to the topic
 * Info is sourced from an article published as recently as 2018, but the rest of the citations are older--late 1990s, or earlier
 * I feel content pertaining to the culture that comes along with the dialect is lacking; characterization of the language versus "clean Italian" is plentiful, however
 * I do not believe the article addresses one of Wikipedia's equity gaps

Tone and Balance


 * The article is written impartially
 * There are no biased claims
 * There are no viewpoints either over-or-underrepresented
 * Minority and fringe viewpoints really are not discussed--there are no viewpoints, just facts
 * There is no opinion to sway readers to, so there is no attempt to sway readers

Sources and References


 * All sources are reliable
 * All sources are thorough
 * The sources are semi-current--could be more recent ones to be found
 * The articles are written by both men and women, all of whom are French, so the spectrum of diversity could be greater
 * For the most part, the sources are either journal articles or Endangered Language website pages already
 * The links do work

Organization and Writing Quality


 * It is well-written (clear and concise)
 * I didn't find grammatical or spelling errors
 * Well-organized

Images and Media


 * There is only one image involved: a map of areas where the dialect is spoken
 * The image is well-captioned
 * Yes
 * Yes

Talk Page Discussion


 * Very rare conversations--one person asks if this dialect is the same as another dialect, and one other comment is simply a peer review of the article
 * It is a part of these projects: WikiProject Languages (rated stub-class), WikiProject France (rated start-class, mid-importance), and WikiProject Italy (no rating).
 * This question is N/A for me

Overall Impressions

The article is a solid foundation for what is to come. There are good facts, good sources, and what little information there is is solid as well. The succinctness of the article is a strength, as it packs a lot of information in very few words. More information as to the cultural background of the dialect and the modern usage would make this article stronger. The article is not necessarily under-developed, but it could use more info and more research to make it feel complete.