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ERIC Number: EJ288939
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983
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Dialect and Writing: A Review.
Cronnell, Bruce
Journal of Research and Development in Education, v17 n1 p58-64 Fall 1983
This paper reviews research about how speaking a dialect can influence students' writing and how writing should be taught to students who speak a dialect of English. Literature on the writing errors commonly made by speakers of Black English and other American dialects is summarized. (PP)
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Error Patterns, Language Role, Nonstandard Dialects, Oral English, Regional Dialects, Standard Spoken Usage, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Written Language
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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