A Comparison of First Grade Negro Dialect Speakers' Comprehension of Standard English and Negro Dialect.

Ramsey, Imogene

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ERIC Number: EJ057838

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Publication Date: 1972

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A Comparison of First Grade Negro Dialect Speakers' Comprehension of Standard English and Negro Dialect

Ramsey, Imogene

Elementary English, 49, 5, 688-96, May 72

Study concluded that use of Negro dialect or standard English made no significant difference in ability to answer literal questions; sex and level of readiness did. (Author/MB)

Descriptors: Black Dialects, Comparative Analysis, Grade 1, Listening Comprehension, Sex Differences, Socioeconomic Status, Standard Spoken Usage, Tables (Data), Test Construction

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