164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
164 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1970, Social Class, Language and Communication explores the different effects of parental social class, the ability and sex of the child and a measure of the mother’s reported communication to her child, upon aspects of five-year-old children’s speech. The study shows the relationship between a measure of linguistic flexibility in children and their family’s social class... Read more
Introduction. History of the Research. 1. Social Class Differences in Form-Class Usage among Five-Year-Old Children 2. Social Class Differences in Form-Class Switching among Five-Year-Old Children 3. Social Class Differences in Communication and Control. Appendixes.
Biography
Walter Brandis
Dorothy Henderson
Review for the original edition:
‘The mixture of competent research and sensitive comment is indeed outstanding. The book should join the early Bernstein papers as compulsory reading for all students of education.’ – The Times Educational Supplement
