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Article Evaluation Evaluating https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_Spanish

The main source is from 1993 and while that information is still relevant for the topic it is a little out of date and the use of "Mock Spanish" might have changed since. The article is neutral but the main source might have some bias against middle and upper-class white males. The "Americans not waiting for mañana to learn Spanish" link does not work properly.

On the talk page, there is an ongoing discussion mentioning that there should be more focus on the grammar of "Mock Spanish" The article is not rated. WikiMaxPeyraGrau (talk) 22:57, 31 January 2019 (UTC)

Bibliography

-(1995) "Mock Spanish: A Site For The Indexical Reproduction Of Racism In American English." 9 Oct. 1995. Web. 1 Feb. 2010. 

-(2003). ‘Mock Spanish: Covert Racism and the (Leaky) Boundary between Public and Private Spheres.” The Language, Ethnicity and Race Reader. Harris, Roxy (ed.) and Ben Rampton (ed.); London: Routledge: pp. 199-210.

-"Editorial: Mock Spanish not racist, just natural." Wildcat Online. 2 Mar. 2000. Web. 1 Feb. 2010. 

You had a good instinct pointing out how old the main citation is. The idea of mock Spanish has been elaborated a lot, including by Jane Hill herself, far beyond "hasta la vista, baby." I mentioned her major book on the subject in my comments on Emily's sandbox.

Can you say more about bias against middle and upper-class white males? The article doesn't mention gender or social class at all. This is important, though, and it would be interesting to have better elaboration of the resistance to the idea of mock Spanish—the current article says "many feel that this type of language is harmless," but this needs a citation. It would be good to know more about what that's meant to refer to.

You should double-check the sources you're working with. The website languageculture.binghamton.edu doesn't seem to exist, and I don't know whether an editorial in a student newspaper meets Wikipedia's criteria for reliable sources. djg (talk) 03:59, 21 February 2019 (UTC)