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Series Foreword | p. vii |
Foreword | p. xiii |
Preface | p. xvii |
Acknowledgments | p. xix |
Valuable Voices | p. 1 |
Language Variation | p. 2 |
Language, Students, and Multicultural Education | p. 4 |
Who We Are | p. 6 |
What Educators Want to Know About Language Variation | p. 9 |
What is Standard English? | p. 11 |
English Language Standards | p. 11 |
Teaching Language Standards | p. 12 |
Learning Language Standards | p. 14 |
Some Features of School English | p. 21 |
The Privilege of Standardized English | p. 35 |
Southern English: A Regional and Cultural Variety | p. 37 |
Defining the South | p. 38 |
Language Variation in the South | p. 39 |
Attitudes Toward Southern English | p. 42 |
The Value of Southern Language and Culture | p. 44 |
Features of Southern English | p. 49 |
The Take-Away Message | p. 67 |
African American English: An Ethnic and Cultural Variety | p. 69 |
The History of African American English | p. 70 |
Attitudes Toward African American English | p. 72 |
The Value of African American Language and Culture | p. 73 |
Features of African American English | p. 79 |
The Take-Away Message | p. 109 |
Assessment and Application | p. 110 |
Testing Specific Populations | p. 111 |
The Culture of Standardized Tests | p. 117 |
The Language of Standardized Tests | p. 120 |
Other Types of Assessment | p. 137 |
Language-Centered Action Plans for Educators | p. 139 |
Conclusion | p. 140 |
Afterword | p. 143 |
References | p. 145 |
About the Authors | p. 161 |
Index | p. 163 |
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