User:Laurenasl/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
I am evaluating "Variation (linguistics)"

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because language variation is an intrinsic part of human communication, and thus very important. This article contained cited reliable sources, but still lacked some clarification and some specific citations, so there is room for improvement.

Evaluate the article
Lead Section:

- concise introductory sentence

- concise lead with relevant information

Content:

- appropriately relevant content

- addresses variation by age, geography, gender, and race, but there are some gaps in the race section.

Tone and Balance:

- neutral point of view mostly maintained, but there are a few exceptions

- more emphasis placed on language variation between Black and white American populations than others.

Sources and References:

- diverse source list, but some facts lacking adequate sources.

Organization and Writing Quality:

- well organized

- writing style is a bit casual

Images and Media:

- no images included, but also are not needed for the topic

Talk Page Discussion:

- talk page discusses potential splitting of the page in two, and mentions that there is an undue emphasis on American English.

- rated as a "start-class" of high importance.

Overall Impressions:

- contained mostly good information, but there is undue emphasis on certain topics and not others. The writing style is also a bit unprofessional, and some citations and clarification is needed on some aspects.