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Peer reviewedCraig, Holly K.; Washington, Julie A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1995
The prepositional phrases used in free play discourse by 45 African American preschoolers from low-income homes were analyzed. A statistically significant positive relationship was found between amounts of African American English (AAE) form use and relational semantic complexity. No significant relationships were found between simpler…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Dialect Studies, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedSmith, Tina T.; Lee, Evan; McDade, Hiram L. – Communication Disorders Quarterly, 2001
This study investigated the dialectal sensitivity of the T-unit as a nonbiased alternative for assessing the oral grammatical skills of school-age, nonstandard English speakers. Analysis of language samples from 28 9-year-old children (half African-American) revealed no significant differences between groups, suggesting that the T-unit may be a…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Culture Fair Tests, Elementary Education
Download full textTaylor-DeLain, Marsha; And Others – 1983
To determine what positive benefits to school learning might accrue from competence in Black English, a study explored the hypothesis that the rich and varied experience that black youth typically have with figurative language outside of school would enhance their understanding of figurative language in school texts. Subjects included 157 black…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, Figurative Language
