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ERIC Number: EJ545075
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Effects of Dialect on American and British Children's Spelling.
Treiman, Rebecca; And Others
Child Development, v68 n2 p229-45 Apr 1997
Compared spelling of children who speak General American English and those who speak Southern British English. Found that spelling errors of children with spelling ages of 6 to 7.5 reflected characteristics of their dialect, and that at older spelling ages, British children made overgeneralization errors reflecting their dialect. Concluded that phonology plays an important role in spelling development. (KB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Children, Comparative Analysis, Generalization, North American English, Phonology, Regional Dialects, Spelling
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: English (British); Spelling Errors