Codeswitching and Ebonics in Urban Adult Basic Education Classrooms

Codeswitching and Ebonics in Urban Adult Basic Education Classrooms

Examined codeswitching to negotiate power or solidarity in adults' conversational exchanges and discusses ebonics as used by African Americans in urban adult basic education programs. Findings from 12 interviews and 20 videotapes show how adult learners use language to inform and interpret them...

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Veröffentlicht in:Education and urban society 2000-02, Vol.32 (2), p.221-236
1. Verfasser: Flowers, Doris A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult Basic Education
Adult education
Adult Students
Adults
African American English
African Americans
Basic education
Black American people
Black Dialects
Blacks
Code Switching (Language)
Cultural Differences
Culture
Educational Development
Educational sociology
English
Interviews
Language
Language Usage
Linguistic aspects
Literacy
U.S.A
Urban Areas
USA
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Zusammenfassung:Examined codeswitching to negotiate power or solidarity in adults' conversational exchanges and discusses ebonics as used by African Americans in urban adult basic education programs. Findings from 12 interviews and 20 videotapes show how adult learners use language to inform and interpret themselves in the world. (SLD)
ISSN:0013-1245
1552-3535
DOI:10.1177/0013124500322005