1st Edition

Code in Context

By Diana S. Adlam Copyright 1977
274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

274 Pages
by Routledge

In the 1970s, Basil Bernstein’s work on children’s sociolinguistic codes and his formulation of the contexts in which they are transmitted were the most influential in the field. However, as Diana Adlam points out, neither code nor context as Bernstein saw them can be properly grasped until they are understood in interaction. Originally published in 1977, this collection of papers contains both... Read more

Foreword by Professor Basil Bernstein.  Acknowledgments.  1. Introduction Diana Adlam  2. The Descriptive Context Diana Adlam  3. The Instructional Context Lesley Lineker  4. Code in Context Diana Adlam and Geoffrey Turner.  Appendix 1: Statistical Tables of Results Not Included in Text.  Appendix 2: Schedules Used in Chapter 4.  Appendix 3: The Expression of Uncertainty and Descriptive, Instructional and Regulative Speech Geoffrey Turner.  Bibliography.  Index.

Biography

Diana S. Adlam