Ethnography in Linguistic Perspective: Understanding School Processes.

Hornberger, Nancy H.

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Publication Date: 1995

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Ethnography in Linguistic Perspective: Understanding School Processes.

Hornberger, Nancy H.

Language and Education, v9 n4 p233-48 1995

Explores perspectives and methodologies that sociolinguistics brings to ethnographic research in schools. The article identifies the methodological contributions arising from linguistics that interactional sociolinguistics and microethnograpy share, such as the use of naturally occurring language data, the consultation of native intuition, and discourse analysis. (52 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Code Switching (Language), Context Effect, Discourse Analysis, Ethnography, Interaction Process Analysis, Language Patterns, Sociolinguistics, Speech Communication

Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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