Lost for Words: A Note on Language and the Culturally Disadvantaged, English in Australia, May, 1974.

Giles, Barbara

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Publication Date: 1975

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Lost for Words: A Note on Language and the Culturally Disadvantaged, English in Australia, May, 1974

Giles, Barbara

English in Australia, 31, 15-20, May 75

Discusses the importance of acquiring the standard dialect, and reports that in Australia the language of non-standard speakers is not grossly different from standard English. (RB)

Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Disadvantaged Youth, Elementary Education, English, Language Acquisition, Language Skills, Linguistic Competence, Standard Spoken Usage

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