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This study investigated the persistence of non-standard dialect production among 114 African American and White children in grades 3, 5, and 7. A dialect shift premise suggests that a large and uniform decline in dialectal features occurs in the language of school-age children. Three experimental tasks were administered. The results indicated that dialect awareness and discrimination increased as grade in school increased; a dialect shift occurred between grades 3 and 5; non-standard dialect production and comprehension of standard dialect were not associated; and that there was no difference in non-standard dialect production among African American and White students.
KEY WORDS: dialect shift, non-standard dialect, dialectal features
Submitted on July 29, 1994
Accepted on September 11, 1995
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