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Nichols, Patricia C. – 1982
Examination of representative stories told by black American children of West African descent in South Carolina shows that specific cultural motifs have been preserved in the oral tradition of black communities. Typical stories are tales of the supernatural, such as the Hag story about mortals who shed their skin at night to do evil deeds.…
Descriptors: African Culture, Black Culture, Black Dialects, Blacks
Peer reviewedRodekohr, Rachel K.; Haynes, William O. – Journal of Communication Disorders, 2001
A study divided 40 children (age 7) into groups consisting of white normal language and language impaired and African American normal language and language impaired. African American English speakers with normal language scored significantly lower on the Test of Language Development-2P compared to white normal-language subjects, but did not differ…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Blacks, Cognitive Processes, Cultural Differences
