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Nonmainstream Dialect Use and Specific Language Impairment.
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Oetting, Janna B.; McDonald, Janet L. – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2001
This study extended the study of specific language impairments (SLI) to two non-mainstream dialects: a rural version of Southern African American English and a rural version of Southern White English using language samples from 93 4- to 6-year-olds in Louisiana. Findings indicated the surface characteristics of SLI manifested in the two dialects…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Language Acquisition, Language Impairments, Nonstandard Dialects
Complex Syntax Production of African American Preschoolers.
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Jackson, 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
The Complex Syntax Skills of Poor, Urban, African-American Preschoolers at School Entry.
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Craig, Holly K.; Washington, Julie A. – Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools, 1994
This study examined the complex syntax production of 45 pre-school-aged African American boys and girls from urban, low income homes. Results provide quantitative descriptions of amounts of complex syntax and suggest a potential positive relationship between amounts of complex syntax and amounts of nonstandard English form usage in the children's…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Language Acquisition, Low Income