Standard and Nonstandard Dialect Competencies of Hawaiian Creole English Speakers.

Feldman, Carol Fleisher; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ158979

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Publication Date: 1977

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Standard and Nonstandard Dialect Competencies of Hawaiian Creole English Speakers

Feldman, Carol Fleisher; And Others

TESOL Quarterly, 11, 1, 41-50, Mar 77

Some data dispute the common assumption of linguists that speakers of nonstandard varieties of English lack functional command of Standard English. Hawaiian high school students were found equally competent in Standard and Hawaiian English. Implications of this finding for educational practices in Hawaii are discussed. (CHK)

Descriptors: Creoles, Dialects, Language Ability, Language of Instruction, Language Skills, Language Usage, Language Variation, Nonstandard Dialects, Sociolinguistics, Standard Spoken Usage

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