User:LaborHistoryFan/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Louisiana French

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I am considering using it for my final project.

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 lead is relatively long, but it provides a good introduction to the reader introducing them to Louisiana French. It does not discuss everything that will be in the article, particularly linguistic concepts.
 * The content provides an overview of different topics related to the language including the history, linguistics, and influences on the language. A lot of the article is devoted to explaining the linguistics of Louisiana French. There is also an entire section on Indigenous influences on the language, which represents an underrepresented population.
 * The tone is neutral, and is careful to state that the opinions are those of others' and not the author.
 * The sources are current and from scholarly sources including academic material from universities and government statistics data.
 * The writing is mostly professional, but some parts sound awkward.
 * Images are used extremely well to help enhance the reader's understanding of the topic. However, they are not very big. The captions accurately describe the media content to help the reader better understand its purpose.
 * There is no discussion on the talk page. This could mean that nobody has any disagreements or questions about the article, the edits are new, or the article is seldom viewed often.
 * The article is decent, but it could be improved by having more content, especially about the history of the Cajuns and their language. Some of the writing could also be better written.