Is it a case of mind over matter? Influences on teachers' judgements of student speech.

Although language variation is widespread and natural, it is subject to judgement. Where a standard language has developed, other varieties tend to be judged against its ‘standard’. While a number of overseas studies have found that this type of linguistic bias occurs in education and negatively imp...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Haig, Yvonne, Oliver, Rhonda
Format: Journal Article
Published: John Benjamins Publishing Company 2003
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/77604