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Siegel, Florence – 1973
An exploration of issues in language diversity addressing the nature of dialect, features of the dialect, features of black English Vernacular (BEV), linguistic phenomena in the black urban community, theories of the origins of BEV, and its social, economic, and political ramifications suggest that BEV, like other dialects, meets the needs of its…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Distinctive Features (Language), Educational Planning, Educational Policy
