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Craig, Holly K.; Washington, Julie A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1994
This study examined the complex syntax production of 45 pre-school-aged African American boys and girls from urban, low income homes. Results provide quantitative descriptions of amounts of complex syntax and suggest a potential positive relationship between amounts of complex syntax and amounts of nonstandard English form usage in the children's…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Language Acquisition, Low Income