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ERIC Number: EJ574381
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0305-5698
To Purify the Dialect of the Tribe: Children's Use of Non-Standard Dialect Grammar in Writing.
Williamson, John; Hardman, Frank
Educational Studies, v23 n2 p157-68 Jul 1997
Explores the implications of requirements in England's National Curriculum for English to develop students' ability to write standard English. Examines the use of nonstandard dialect grammar in students' writing. Finds that similar dialectical constructs are used in four regions and that they are used more frequently in speech than in writing. (DSK)
Descriptors: British National Curriculum, Dialect Studies, Dialects, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, Grammar, Language Standardization, Nonstandard Dialects, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: England