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Peer reviewedJackson, Sandra C.; Roberts, Joanne E. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2001
This study examined changes in the complex syntax production of 85 African American preschoolers and the role of child (gender, age, African American English) and family (home environment) factors. Age, gender, and home environment effects were found for the amount of complex language used. African American English was not related to amount of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Dialects, Black Students, Expressive Language
Peer reviewedBachman, James K. – TESOL Quarterly, 1970
Describes the procedures used in a study designed to examine differences in nonstandard grammatical usage among and between Negro and white working-class informants in the community of Alexandria, Virginia. (Author/FB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Dialects, Black Students, Field Studies
Peer reviewedCraig, Holly K.; Washington, Julie A.; Thompson-Porter, Connie – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 1998
This investigation examined the comprehension skills of 63 urban African-American children (ages 4-6) from middle-income homes. Performances on a task designed to elicit responses to wh-questions and another to make distinctions between active and passive sentence constructions revealed grade effects and a positive relationship to age. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Black Dialects, Black Students, Comprehension
