Publications

Publication details [#4245]

Hall, William S. and Larry F. Guthrie. 1981. Cultural and situational variation in language function and use: Methods and procedures for research. In Green, Judith L. and Cynthia Wallat, eds. Ethnography and language in educational settings. Ablex Publishing Company. pp. 209–228.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
culture | functions of language | minority child | school | social context | uses of language

Annotation

A research project combining psycholinguistic and ethnographic methods is presented which suggests that a mismatch between the functions and uses of language at home and at school might negatively influence the academic success of minority children.