Incongruence in theory and practice: black English vernacular as used in society and education / Rebecca A. Campbell

• Main Author: A. Campbell, Rebecca
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: Language standardization and variation; Spoken language
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/33505/1/33505.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/33505/

In U.S. education, Standard English is the preferred dialect. The problem of the requirement of a Standard English dialect and how it reduces opportunity for those who do not utilize it has been discussed, yet no plausible and effective solutions have been proposed. Speakers of Black English Vernacu...