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ERIC Number: EJ320534
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1985
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Reading Comprehension and Creativity in Black Language Use: You Stand To Gain by Playing the Sounding Game.
DeLain, Marsha Taylor; And Others
American Educational Research Journal, v22 n2 p155-73 Sum 1985
This study explores the relationship between Black English skills acquired outside school and figurative language comprehension in standard English. Path analysis confirmed the direct influence of "sounding" skill (a Black language ability) on figurative language, comprehension for Black youth. Only general verbal ability affected White students' figurative language comprehension. (BS)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Students, Comprehension, Figurative Language, Junior High Schools, Metaphors, Path Analysis, Racial Differences, Transfer of Training, Verbal Ability, White Students
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Sounding (Language)