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Aramaic language
Not a self-nom, as I've never edited the article, but I'm quite impressed by it. It's a thorough and informative description of a historically important language, with appropriate pictures and solid references. – Quadell (talk) (help)  21:28, Dec 2, 2004 (UTC)


 * (Mildly) object at this point. It's strong on the history of the language; I suspect, though, that the historical material could be made clearer &mdash; perhaps making "Old," "Middle," and "Modern" into top level headers would be a start. Also, there's relatively little information about its grammar, phonology, or relationships with other Semitic languages: since the historical parts make reference to certain sounds, diphthongs, and grammatical features, these remarks don't have much context. -- Smerdis of Tlön 22:07, 2 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * I totally agree with the objection, seeing as I wrote the article only a couple of days ago, and I'm still working on the part in question. The long and complex history of Aramaic makes its phonology and grammar a difficult subject. What I have so far can be seen on User:Garzo/projects. I might support the article in a few days...
 * Gareth Hughes 01:50, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)


 * Since Gareth is still working, a few suggestions: 1) add a lead section. 2) Avoid single paragraph sections like "Classification". Integrate the information with other sections, or expand the information in that section. (As for "Classification", I would suggest putting it in the lead section. Also, the information is already in the table, so not strictly necessary in the article itself.) 3) Adding one or more sound samples to hear what the language sounds like. Jeronimo 08:27, 3 Dec 2004 (UTC)
 * This is a great article, and in my view easily deserves featured article status even as it stands; however, a phonology and grammar section would be good, so let's wait a little. - Mustafaa 00:18, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)