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Edwards, Viv; Sutcliffe, Dave – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1978
Links between language and identity are so strong that attempts to correct nonstandard speech are likely to be interpreted by West Indian children as criticism or rejection. A far more constructive approach would be to acknowledge and accept Creole in the classroom. (Author)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Classroom Communication, Creoles
Edwards, Viv; Sutcliffe, Dave – Times Educational Supplement (London), 1977
Argues that the influence of dialect on the language of West Indian children may be much stronger than has been assumed. (Editor/RK)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Community Relations, Comprehension
Download full textEdwards, Viv – 1987
Current patterns of Patois (introduced by West Indian Creoles) as used by young Jamaicans in England is presented. Forty-five British-born individuals, aged 16 to 23, whose parents were Jamaican immigrants, participated in a study structured to elicit a wide range of speech patterns. Subjects differed greatly in educational background and in…
Descriptors: Code Switching (Language), Creoles, Cultural Context, Diachronic Linguistics
