User:Kathzincke/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Linguistic discrimination

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because I was looking for something that fell into a lot of what we have been learning about specifically in course readings. Understanding how linguistics can discriminate against different groups of people based on background or literary difficulties is important when diving into linguistics as a whole. When I first gave a quick overview of the article, I noticed there was an in depth definition, history and contemporary news on the topic. This made me feel that while it seemed to share many aspects of the subject, it could still be a candidate for further evaluation.

Evaluate the article
(Compose a detailed evaluation of the article here, considering each of the key aspects listed above. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what a useful Wikipedia article evaluation looks like.)

The article gave a simple definition in the lead as well as examples and a breakdown of the two-word term. Next to this introductory paragraph was a helpful chart that exemplified attributes that may come into play when discussing linguistic discrimination as well as policies, related topics, etc. There is not an overview of what the article will be dissecting however, the the introduction is concise and shares the basics before it smoothly segues into the terms history.

When I looked at the references, I noticed the latest news and information had been added in 2023, assuring me that the content should be as up to date as it can. The article explores all content relevant to the topic and content that surrounds the topic and even goes on for a while with subcategories such as different countries and cultures and their personal linguistic history. I find this to be quite impressive for an article to include as on top of understanding the discrimination that occurs, one can also acquire knowledge of specific linguistic differences. I would not consider there to be any information that is not reasonable in regard to the article topic.

When evaluating the articles neutrality, one must consider the topic which is discrimination. In this case there will be a focus on the existing languishing discrimination that there is which means everything is backed up by real occurrences and history on top of the already definite term. Furthermore, I do notice that there is not any bias in the article from one source. In addition, the sources are all credible researchers and professors who have done studies and diligently looked into the the subject and all that surrounds it.

The article pulls from sources published as recent as this year as well as published work from 1970. From what I can tell from looking into the references is that only the most dependent and highly acclaimed pieces over the past 53 years have been included to always add only the most reliable of information. Other than respected universities, researchers and book publishers contributed information, many of their links I tried out and they all worked. There were also sources from varying countries as they discussed linguistics. I think this makes the article as acceptable as it should be due to its consideration of the other countries featured, perspectives.

I would consider the article to be exceptionally organized with clear outlining of different definitions and subtopics, making it so that the reader and understand differences and branches of one discussed aspect. The major points are in perfect order, and well written and the smaller yet equally important point follow, also clear and well written.

All images adhere perfectly to Wikipedias copywrite regulations. The images add somewhat of a demonstration of what the group of people discussed may look like or what a historic figure looked like but other than that they do not necessarily enhance the topic.They are laid out in a way that does not distract from the writing and they are small to serve as a referral if needed.

I only found one minor note from someone that was correcting a specific date that something had begun. I do not find this article topic to be very specific and rare to come across so the minimal notes shows me that I am not the only one who find the article acceptable.

I find for such a broad yet important topic, this article displays as much as is relevant but does not leave out out additional information that gives a respected nod to other cultures and their linguistic culture. Otherwise I believe the page would be quite contradictory when considering discrimination of linguistics. I believe the core strength is the breakdown of the term. Since the article is so informatively heavy, I would include an overlook within the introduction paragraph of what will be discussed and analyzed. I would also mention the most popular and contemporary examples of linguistic discrimination.