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(7.) John Roy, "The Linguistic and Sociolinguistic Position of Black English and the Issue of
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She harps on the need for students to follow history, issues and challenges facing democratic approaches to education as well as research and teaching, hence, Perry-Clark's clarion call is for the materialisation of an Ebonics curriculum (Afrocentricity), which finds detonation in linguistic diversity,
bidialectalism, code-switching, ESL, multiligualism, linguistic pluralism, language attitudes, language rights, exploration of languages, culture and society, among others.
Terms such as
bidialectalism, dialect levelling, dialect obsolescence, language shift and hyperdialectalism have all been used in the literature to highlight certain facets of the current language situation as well as general trends in intergenerational linguistic transmission as tracked contemporaneously by researchers (Tait 2001; Van Leyden 2004; Sundkvist 2011; Smith and Durham 2011 and 2012).
Bilingualism,
bidialectalism, and classroom interaction.
Celebrating
bidialectalism: Reconceptualizing the role of language and culture in the acquisition of literacy and literary skills among African American and other ethnically diverse students.
Standard English, Black English, and
bidialectalism. New York: Peter Lang.
The authors are advocates of social justice, and the truth of the above is inescapable; however, the link between facility in standard English, literacy, and achievement on standardized tests means that for African American students, bilingualism or
bidialectalism must be offered as an immediate survival mechanism because students cannot wait until we have a just and equitable society to prepare themselves for the demands of the workplace.
"Racism, Language Variety, and Urban Minorities Issues in Bilingualism and
Bidialectalism".
Despite the constancy of low status ratings for speakers of certain accents and dialects, there is some debate concerning the clinical need for reducing accents and encouraging
bidialectalism.
Bidialectalism describes a person's ability to effortlessly change between two different speaking styles based on the social expectations for a given situation.
"Racism, language variety, and urban US minorities: Issues in bilingualism and
bidialectalism".
Attitudes of sixth-grade teachers toward standard and nonstandard dialects,
bidialectalism, and sociolinguistics.