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Non-Standard Dialect in the Formal Speech of 15-Year-Olds on Tyneside
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Crinson, James; Williamson, John – Language and Education, 2004
This paper reports a study of the use of non-standard English in the formal speech of 15-year-olds of both genders and of varying attainment levels. The pupils were drawn from two schools on Tyneside which take pupils from catchment areas of markedly different socioeconomic status. Differences were found in the incidence of non-standard lexis and…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English, Speech Communication, Elementary School Students