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| Language Patterns | 5 |
| Language Usage | 5 |
| Applied Linguistics | 1 |
| Black Dialects | 1 |
| Black Youth | 1 |
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| Cognitive Development | 1 |
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| Compensatory Education | 1 |
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Cheong, George S. C. – Elem Engl, 1970
The redundancy of some English grammatical elements is illustrated by comparisons with similar Chinese constructions. (RD)
Descriptors: Chinese, Comparative Analysis, English, Language Patterns
Moir, Hughes – Elem Engl, 1970
Descriptors: Language Patterns, Language Styles, Language Usage, Linguistics
Seymour, Dorothy Z. – Elem Engl, 1970
A teacher comments critically on linguists' pronouncements concerning reading instruction and English usage. (RD)
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Language Patterns, Language Usage, Lexicography
Hoffman, Melvin J. – Elem Engl, 1970
Focuses upon the importance of understanding the consequences of the "myth, masking, and mode" in guiding the language development of black disadvantaged children; based upon a paper presented before the Niagara Linguistic Frontier. (RD)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Youth, Disadvantaged Youth, Grammar
Wolfram, Walter A. – Elem Engl, 1970
Reviews and evaluates documents processed prior to Fall 1969 by the Educational Resources Information Center pertinent to "the manner in which nonstandard dialects differ from standard English"; a preprint from a forthcoming pamphlet of the National Conference on Research in English. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Compensatory Education, Dialect Studies, Environmental Influences
