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Article Evaluation: (Notes on Languaculture) the article starts with a brief definition of the term Languaculture and then moves on to a section on the meaning. The meaning section gives a brief history of the term and where it originates. There is then a section titled: "Rich Points," rich points describes the point where on can see differences between a culture different from their own. Overall, this page seems pretty short and there is not a ton of information, I would like to learn more. The tone of the article is neutral, however, because it is so brief I imagine there is a lot more on this topic that is not represented in the page. Sources: several of the source links did not work, and many of them were by the same author, I think there is work to be done in terms of the sources used. There is nothing on the talk page for this article.

Article Evaluation: (Backchannel linguistics) the article begins with a brief description of what backchannel linguistics and then moves on to a section called "Definition and use." I think this section and the beginning explanation both need to be expanded upon. Especially in the subsection: "Applicability" of "Definition and use" I think there needs to more detail. The next two sections are Types of backchannels and Recent research, both of which seem to have a lot of detail and are well developed. Overall, the page has some sections that need a lot of work and others that are more well developed. The tone of the article is neutral. however, they mention the bachkchanneling takes place in all languages but only use examples from English, I think some more varied examples should be included. Sources: There are only two sources with links on the page and only one works. The sources do seem varied though. On the talk page there are a couple of comments, one stating that a source was misused and another that suggests places where their could be more detail/headings/subheadings.

3 additional Sources and notes for Backchannel linguistics:


 * 1) Humming Along, Kyle Arnold
 * 2) *The term "backchannel" is used to differentiate between the roles of the people involved in a conversation. The person doing the speaking is thought to be communicating through the "front channel" while the person doing the listening is thought to be communicating through the "backchannel."
 * 3) Manuel Backchannel responses in signers' conversations in Swedish sign language
 * 4) *Backchannel responses can show that the listener understands, agrees, is surprised by, is angered by, and more by what the speaker is saying.
 * 5) *Backchannel responses are not only a key component of spoken languages but they are also important in sign languages.
 * 6) Backchannel responses as strategic responses in bilingual speakers' conversations
 * 7) *Germans produce less backchannel responses and use back channel responses less frequently.
 * 8) *Studies have shown that when people learn a second language they learn or adapt to how people that are native speakers of that language use backchannel responses. This may occur in terms of the frequency that a person produces backchannel responses or what those responses sound like.
 * 9) *Backchannel responses are apart of basic human interaction because humans generally want to cooperate with one another when participating in a conversation. Meaning, when two people are involved in a conversation one person is generally the one talking and the other is listening and the listener can show the speaker they are cooperating through backchannel responses.

Good work on the evaluation -- have you started to pull together points from the articles you have listed as additional sources? -- Shannon