180 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
180 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1981. Verbal deficit theories try to account for differential educational attainments in linguistic terms, suggesting that children reach varying levels of success in school as a result of their ability or inability to express themselves, and relate this to social class. This critique considers such theories, especially in the form propounded by Bernstein, primarily from a... Read more
Introduction 1. Differential Educational Attainment 2. ‘Classical’ Verbal Deficit Theory 3. Bernstein’s Sociolinguistic Theory 4. Challenges and Alternatives 5. Verbal Deficit Theories in Context. Conclusion and Prospect. Appendices
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J. C. B. Gordon
