Originally published in 1981. Verbal deficit theories try to account for differential educational attainments in linguistic terms, suggesting that children reach varying levels of success in school as a result of their ability or inability to express themselves, and relate this to social class. This critique considers such theories, especially in the form propounded by Bernstein, primarily from a sociolinguistic viewpoint but with special attention to the historical and educational context behind the theories. It claims that verbal deficit theories are not only unscientific and non-linguistic, but are educationally damaging as well, and proposes instead a linguistic 'difference' theory.
| ISBN | 9781138352872 |
| Autor(a) | Gordon, J. C. B. |
| Editora | Routledge |
| Ano de edição | 2020 |
| Páginas | 180 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 21,30 X 13,70 |