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Publication Date: 1977-Jun
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Social Factors and Language Development: An Exploration of the Bernstein-Labov Controversy.
Thomson, Jack Ridgway
CORE: Collected Original Resources in Education, v1 n2 p1415-511 Jun 1977
Bernstein's theory of the relationships among social class, language "codes," family/school social structures, and school success is discussed, as is Labov's rejection of the "verbal deficit" concept. A relevant experiment is described. (Available in microfiche from: Carfax Publishing Company, Haddon House, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxford OX9 8JZ, England). (Author/CTM)
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Classroom Communication, Dialect Studies, Disadvantaged, Elementary Education, Family Relationship, Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition, Language Patterns, Language Styles, Linguistic Theory, Social Dialects, Social Influences, Sociolinguistics, Student Teacher Relationship, Technical Reports
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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