Linguistic differences of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.

The first aim of this study was to discover whether New Zealand children differed linguistically depending on their socio-economic backgrounds. The linguistic differences chosen for the investigation were based on Bernstein’s theory and associated empirical findings. The second aim was to establish...

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Main Author: Abrahamson, Marjorie Mavis
Language:en
Published: University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10092/3695
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spelling ndltd-canterbury.ac.nz-oai-ir.canterbury.ac.nz-10092-36952015-03-30T15:28:38ZLinguistic differences of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.Abrahamson, Marjorie MavisThe first aim of this study was to discover whether New Zealand children differed linguistically depending on their socio-economic backgrounds. The linguistic differences chosen for the investigation were based on Bernstein’s theory and associated empirical findings. The second aim was to establish whether linguistic patterns or socio-economic background have any influence upon the child’s classification ability. The third aim was to investigate the relationship of some environmental factors to socio-economic status and the linguistic patterns.University of Canterbury. School of Educational Studies and Human Development2010-04-09T00:25:59Z2010-04-09T00:25:59Z1971Electronic thesis or dissertationTexthttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/3695enNZCUCopyright Marjorie Mavis Abrahamsonhttp://library.canterbury.ac.nz/thesis/etheses_copyright.shtml
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description The first aim of this study was to discover whether New Zealand children differed linguistically depending on their socio-economic backgrounds. The linguistic differences chosen for the investigation were based on Bernstein’s theory and associated empirical findings. The second aim was to establish whether linguistic patterns or socio-economic background have any influence upon the child’s classification ability. The third aim was to investigate the relationship of some environmental factors to socio-economic status and the linguistic patterns.
author Abrahamson, Marjorie Mavis
spellingShingle Abrahamson, Marjorie Mavis
Linguistic differences of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.
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title Linguistic differences of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.
title_short Linguistic differences of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.
title_full Linguistic differences of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.
title_fullStr Linguistic differences of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.
title_full_unstemmed Linguistic differences of children from different socio-economic backgrounds.
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