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Peer reviewedOgbu, John U. – American Educational Research Journal, 1999
Describes and explains the sociolinguistic factors that affect the performance of black children speaking standard English. Uses data from a 2-year study of black speech and bidialectalism involving 40 adults and 76 students to show how the black community and its children have difficulty learning proper English because of their incompatible…
Descriptors: Adults, Beliefs, Bidialectalism, Black Culture
