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Download full textWight, J. – Educational Review, 1971
This paper first considers the inadequacy of definitions of dialect speech that are too rigid. Some of the ways in which dialect can influence the performance of children in school are discussed, and the notion that dialect is an indication of linguistic deficit is also considered. In the last part of the paper, the attitude of the Schools Council…
Descriptors: Child Language, Creoles, Dialect Studies, Elementary Education
