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Polyglot Savant Syndrome

While a savant generally refers to an individual with a natural and/or innate talent for a particular field, people diagnosed with Savant Syndrome are typically individuals with significant mental disabilities who demonstrate profound and prodigious capacities and/or abilities far in excess of what would be considered normal, occasionally including the capacity for languages. The condition is associated with an increased memory capacity, which would aid in the storage and retrieval of knowledge of a language.

In 1991, for example, Neil Smith and Ianthi-Maria Tsimpli described "Christopher", a man with non-verbal IQ scores between 40 and 70, who learned 16 languages. Christopher was born in 1962. Approximately six months after his birth, he was diagnosed with brain damage. Despite being institutionalized because he was unable to take care of himself, Christopher had a verbal IQ of 89, was able to speak English with no impairment, and could learn subsequent languages with apparent ease. This facility with language and communication is considered unusual among savants.

Evaluating Articles

Elements of not-so-great articles

• Value statements (e.g. the best, the greatest)
• References to unnamed sources (e.g. some say)
• Few and/or bad citations
• Missing sections despite being relevant and/or unequal weighting given to sections

Citations

• Challenge unreferenced statements by adding a tag in WikiCode, which adds a [citation needed]
• Good Sources

• Come from independent sources, that is, those not directly related to the subject.
• Come from sources known for fact-checking and neutrality, such as academic presses, peer-reviewed journals, or international newspapers.
• Come from reliable publishers, and represent a general consensus in the field (including significant minority points of view).

Adding References

1. Check that the bottom of the page has a "Notes" or "References" section. If not, type: ==Notes==.
2. Check that the Notes section either has the text

or . If not, type:

. This determines where your references will appear on the page.

1. Now click after the text you would like to create a reference for.
2. Now type in the after your reference. Wiki software will automatically add your inline reference number.
3. bold

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Paragraph: This helps you set the style of the text. For example, a header, or plain paragraph text. You can also use it to offset block quotes.

A : Highlight your text, then click here to format it with bold, italics, etc. The "More" options allows you to underline, add code snippets, and change language keyboards.

Links: The chain button allows you to link your text. Highlight the word, and push the button. VisualEditor will automatically suggest related Wikipedia articles for that word or phrase. This is a great way to connect your article to more Wikipedia content. You only have to link important words once, usually during the first time they appear. If you want to link to pages outside of Wikipedia (for an "external links" section, for example) click on the "External link" tab.

Cite: The citation tool in VisualEditor helps format your citations. You can simply paste a DOI or URL, and the VisualEditor will try to sort out all of the fields you need. Be sure to review it, however, and apply missing fields manually (if you know them). You can also add books, journals, news, and websites manually. That opens up a quick guide for inputting your citations. Finally, you can click the "re-use" tab if you've already added a source and just want to cite it again.

• Bullets: To add bullet points or a numbered list, click here.

Insert: This tab lets you add media, images, or tables.

ÂΩ The final tab allows you to add special characters, such as those found in non-English words, scientific notation, and a handful of language extensions.