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Peer reviewedStockman, Ida J.; Vaughn-Cooke, Fay Boyd – Topics in Language Disorders, 1986
A comparative analysis of four studies that emphasized linguistic similarities (rather than differences) between nonstandard speakers and other groups focused on developmental characteristics of the semantic categories encoded by nonstandard speakers compared with other speakers. Implications for language assessment are discussed. (JW)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Cultural Influences, Language Patterns, Language Research
Peer reviewedShekar, Chandra; Hegde, M. N. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This article reviews the cultural and linguistic background of Asian Indians in the United States. It highlights some of the phonological, grammatical, semantic, and vocabulary usage peculiarities of the variety of English called Indian English spoken by immigrants from the Indian subcontinent. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Dialects, Ethnic Groups
Peer reviewedBattle, Dolores E. – Topics in Language Disorders, 1996
This article reviews recent investigations of the development of phonology, morphology, semantics, and pragmatics in the development of speech and language by African American children. Clinical implications are offered to aid the distinction between normal language development using features of African American English and language disorders.…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Youth, Clinical Diagnosis, Disability Identification
