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Peer reviewedLabov, William – Langue Francaise, 1974
Examines current sociolinguistic theories concerning nonstandard English in an effort to help teachers of standard English to understand the problems facing their students and to apply their new knowledge in the classroom. (PM)
Descriptors: English, Language Instruction, Nonstandard Dialects, Social Dialects
Peer reviewedLabov, William; Labov, Teresa – Langue Francaise, 1977
A report on a study in progress of the acquisition of a syntax rule: inversion in questions beginning with "Wh..". Its purpose is to show how certain modifications of linguistic theory and practice can contribute to this study and to psychology of language in general. (Text is in French.) (AMH)
Descriptors: Child Language, English, Language Acquisition, Language Research
Download full textLabov, William – 1968
This report presents some of the findings of several years research on the relations between the non-standard English used by Negro speakers in various urban ghetto areas (NNE) and standard English (SE). The immediate subject is the status of the copula and auxiliary "be" in NNE. The approach to the problem combines the methods of…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, English
