Accent, Dialect and the School (Explorations in Language Study)
Contributors: Peter Doughty (Editor); Geoffrey Thornton (Editor)
Publisher: Edward Arnold
Published: June 1975
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9780713119831
Subjects: Language & Linguistics; Dialects; English language; Social aspects; Study and teaching; English
Description: Accent, Dialect and the School is an attempt to discuss certain educational problems connected with language, using results from sociolinguistic research and concepts from linguistics generally. The main thesis of the book is that the language of normal children is not incorrect, slovenly or inadequate, and that teachers should encourage children to develop linguistic confidence and articulateness rather than concentration on 'bad grammar' and 'careless pronunciation'