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Peer reviewedHall, William S.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1975
This experiment tested the effects of racial group membership, race of experimenter, and dialect on recall in 4-year-olds. The findings indicated that whites outperformed blacks in standard English, blacks outperformed whites in black vernacular, and both performed better in their own vernacular. (JMB)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Dialect Studies, Preschool Children, Preschool Education
Peer reviewedHall, William S.; Freedle, Roy O. – Human Development, 1973
Data are reported and interpreted involving language imitation, comprehension, and free production of two English dialects. Results indicate that the two dialect systems function behaviorally as separate cognitive systems. (ST)
Descriptors: Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Dialect Studies
Download full textHall, William S.; Guthrie, Larry F. – 1979
Representative research studies of the interference of Vernacular Black English (VBE) on beginning reading of VBE speakers at the phonological, grammatical, and lexical and content levels are examined. The following conclusions emerge: (1) phonological interference in learning to read has not been established; (2) VBE does not clearly interfere…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Black Dialects, Black Students, Dialect Studies
