User:Printy13/Denotation/Alabaw25 Peer Review

General info

 * Whose work are you reviewing?

Printy13


 * Link to draft you're reviewing
 * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Printy13/Denotation?veaction=edit&preload=Template%3ADashboard.wikiedu.org_draft_template


 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists)
 * Denotation

Evaluate the drafted changes
(Compose a detailed peer review here, considering each of the key aspects listed above if it is relevant. Consider the guiding questions, and check out the examples of what feedback looks like.)

Lead

''The lead of the article is brief and mentions topics (meaning, reference) that will be covered later in the article. The language is clear, but I believe it can still be shortened; for instance, instead of "...a sign to its meaning, precisely to its literal meaning..." you could reword to "a sign to its literal meaning."''

Content

''The content added is both up-to-date and relevant, as it lays the parameters for what a denotation is relative to meaning and reference. I feel there may be missing information in the "Denotation and Reference" section, as it discusses mostly reference.''

Tone and Balance

''Building off the last point, I feel the article could be better balanced by discussing denotation in conjunction with reference more. Right now, the "Denotation and Reference" section appears to over-represent reference in an article about denotation. Overall, however, the tone of the article is neutral and informative, not persuasive. The only aberrant sentence is "In semantics, it is important to distinguish between meaning, reference, and denotation," which may be considered as giving an opinion because of the use of the word "important."''

Sources and References

''The added sources are definitely reliable, as they are books published in the field of linguistics, which is the realm in which denotation is being discussed. The links to the sources all work. There are sentences that appear to be missing citations; for instance, I wonder whether the last two sentences in the "Denotation and Reference" section could benefit from a citation.''

Organization

''The article is very well-organized; from the heading, I could logically anticipate the sub-headings. Grammatically and spelling-wise, there are no glaring errors.''

Overall impressions

''The contributions made to the article are well-developed. The major areas of improvement would be regarding citing remaining sentences and discussing denotation more in the section about denotation and reference.''

Response to Peer Review
Thank you so much for your feedback ! I truly appreciate it. Printy13 (talk) 14:15, 1 October 2021 (UTC)

Shorten lead, change "...a sign to its meaning, precisely to its literal meaning..." to "a sign to its literal meaning."

 * This is a good suggestion, and I will be editing the lead to reflect this change.

Add more information to “Denotation and Reference” sections because it discusses mostly reference

 * My original thought was to add a section before this that goes into depth about specifics of denotation, so the “Denotation and Reference” section would be more about comparison than bulk information. However, I agree that there does need to be some information about denotation here.

Fix the balance in “Denotation and Reference” because it over-represents reference.

 * Yes, I agree, and I will be adding more content regarding denotation here.

Fix "In semantics, it is important to distinguish between meaning, reference, and denotation," which may be giving an opinion due to the word “important”.

 * This statement was an opinion from the author of the source cited at the end of the sentence, so I will edit this to either mention the author by name or take out the value statement.

Add citations to the last two sentences in “Denotation and Reference” section.

 * These two sentences are related to vocabulary from John Searle’s speech act theory, which I cited earlier in the paragraph. I’ll add phrases like “according to the speech act theory” to make it clear that the definitions come from that citation.