Talk:Vocabulary development/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk · contribs) 11:08, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Opening Comment:

I will be reviewing this article according to the GA criteria (as laid out below), and choosing to either pass or fail the article accordingly. I will be addressing any concerns within the article and leaving comments about how they can be dealt with. MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 11:08, 31 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

The caption for the first image is quite poor, see criteria for a good caption: it highlights the obvious, does not explain its relevancy to the topic etc.
"Babbling" should be interlinked, as it is a term that may be unfamiliar to general readers/is of significance in the topic.
Some use of italics are unnecessary: e.g. school years. See MoS on Italics.
Ledes shouldn't really contain references, as their content should be replicated in the main body of the article and cited there. Consider whether these references could be put elsewhere.
"Throughout the school years," their school years?
"At this age," what age specifically? Ambiguous.
"after they turn one." from the age of one years old?
"The subcomponents of language are: ... combination of words into sentences." these sentences seem related but unconnected specifically to the topic, could you indicate in what ways each of the subcomponents relates to vocabulary development?
"Here are the highlights of phonological development in children:" highlights seems an odd phrase here, consider rephrasing?
The article seems to focus entirely on children. Are there any points to make about vocabulary development into early adulthood and beyond?
There are a few places in which the references do not appear numerically, as they should, i.e., [3] [15] not [15] [3].
"So how does the language learner successfully map words onto the correct objects, concepts, and actions?" non-encyclopaedic language; this sentence needs to be restructured away from asking a question.
"Children must learn to use their words appropriately and strategically in social situations." seems to end prematurely; consider reword to: "It is considered essential that children use their...".
"was 'here', 'that' or 'look'" these words are formatted differently from other cases where words are the subject of a sentence; you've used italics elsewhere. Is there a reason for this difference or simply an error?
Canonical links to a disambiguation page; you need to select the specific use of this term and link there instead.
"Many claim that children experience" is a weasel word; those who have claimed should be clearly attributed.
"Fast mapping has been shown to be used" perhaps offer a very small definition of this term, since it seems obvious to me that people will have to follow that link.

Note: Some of these comments are highly detailed and not strictly necessary for completion of GA, particularly those concerning grammar and language-use. Although it would be very beneficial for these issues to be addressed, the main concerns are:

The article's bias on children's use of language. (GA criteria 3a: major aspects)
The article's bias towards children's vocabulary development in the West. (GA criteria 3a: major aspects)
"Pragmatic influences"; why is this section bullet-pointed? Could be a violation of MoS.

Otherwise the article is comprehensive (in those areas it talks about), and well referenced, with prose that is readable and informative - though not exceptional (criteria for Featured article status). Well done! MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 17:28, 2 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

GA critera

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

It is reasonably well written.
a (prose): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (references): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR):
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects): b (focused):
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias:
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.:
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free images have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
Overall:
Pass/Fail:

Summary Problems have been resolved sufficiently for promotion to GA, and all parts of the criteria are fulfilled by the article in its current status. MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 11:24, 8 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Result: Pass. MasterOfHisOwnDomain (talk) 11:32, 8 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]