User:Mh1224/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Mohawk language

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose to evaluate an article on the Mohawk language because this course is about languages in peril and the Mohawk language is an endangered language. It matters that we are aware of endangered languages because when a language dies out, so does the knowledge and culture of its speakers. My preliminary impression of this article was that it looked organized and had a decent amount of resources, but it seemed to lack a substantial amount of content and information, especially compared to articles on languages like English and French.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of the article on the Mohawk language has an introductory sentence that concisely and clearly describes its topic, but lacks a brief description of the article's major sections. While the lead is concise and does not include information that is not present in the article, it seems to lack relevant details about the overall content of the article. The content of this article is relevant to the topic and up-to-date, with edits made as recently as 2021. However, certain sections, like the current status of the language, have been given significantly more weight compared to more neglected sections, like the history of the language, which only has two sentences. There does not appear to be any content that is missing or that does not belong in this article and it does address topics related to historically underrepresented populations, such as the Mohawk peoples who had their identities, culture and language stripped by English speakers. Overall, this article is written from a neutral point of view where history is shared and facts are given without making any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position. This article is not trying to persuade the reader to favor any one position over another and it does not over or underrepresent any particular viewpoint. This article could benefit from more sources and references, as not all facts appear to be backed by reliable secondary sources of information. Most of the sources are current, have working links and come from a diverse spectrum of authors, but few, if any, seem to come from peer reviewed articles. All in all, this article is well-written and organized in a way that is clear, concise and easy to read with sections that reflect the major points of the topic. This article does not appear to have any noticeable spelling or grammatical errors. It does include only a few, well-captioned images, such as images of street signs and warning signs, that may enhance the readers understanding of what the written language looks like. All of the images adhere to Wikipedia's copyright regulations and are laid out in a visually appealing way. Behind the scenes, there's mostly talk of adding information and sources to certain sections, like the grammar and phonology sections. In addition there are some people looking for clarification about certain topics. This article is rated C-class and is apart of the following WikiProjects: Indigenous peoples of North America, Endangered languages, and Languages. Overall, I think this article is still in the early stages of development. As mentioned above, it presents in an easy to read and well-organized manner with clearly defined sections relating to the topic. This article could be improved by doing more research and distributing the information more evenly between the sections so that no one section seems heavily neglected in comparison to others. Additionally, more peer reviewed articles as sources and references and a few more images could help strengthen this article.