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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Use of Figurative Devices in Aiding Comprehension for Speakers of Black English
Abstract
dc:descriptionSeveral areas of difficulty have been uncovered in an attempt to explain why the academic achievement of black children has not equaled the academic achievement of their white counterparts. By far the greatest attention in recent years has been devoted to explanations which are rooted in language behavior. The topic of "language behavior" encompasses a wide arena but one aspect hitherto not examined by researchers, but which may be the focus of interesting differences in the language of black and white children, is the use of figurative language.
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Education
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2014
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Taylor, Marsha Anne
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (UMI)AAI8303005
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68836