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Publication details [#5843]

Labov, William. 1967. Some sources of reading problems for speakers of the Black English vernacular. In Frazier, Alexander, ed. New directions in elementary English. National Council of Teachers of English. pp. 140–167.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

reading, teaching of

Language as a subject

English, Black

Annotation

L. addresses the following problem: In what way can an understanding of structural differences between Black English and the standard language help teachers of reading?

Reprints

Labov, William. 1972. In Labov, William, ed. Language in the inner city: Studies in the black English vernacular. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 3–35.