An Investigation of T-Units in African American English-Speaking and Standard American English-Speaking Fourth-Grade Children

This study investigated the dialectal sensitivity of the T-unit to determine if it provides a nonbiased alternative for assessing the oral grammatical skills of school-age, nonstandard English speakers. Language samples obtained from 9-year-old children (14 African American English [AAE] speakers an...

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Published in:	Communication disorders quarterly Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 148 - 157
Main Authors:	Smith, Tina T., Lee, Evan, McDade, Hiram L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Publications 01-06-2001 Sage Publications, Inc SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects:	African American Children African Americans Black Dialects Black Students Culture Fair Tests Elementary Education Evaluation Grade 4 Grammar, Comparative and general Language acquisition Language and culture Language and languages Language Skills Language Tests Language Usage Nonstandard Dialects Oral communication Sociolinguistics Standardized Tests Test Validity Testing Testing Problems Thinking Skills United States
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