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Learning Objectives

By the end of this chapter, you should be able to:

1. Characterize dialect and its relation to its parent language.

2. Identify the major factors that cause dialects to develop.

3. Describe the major characteristics of African American English, Latino English, and Asian English.

4. Differentiate between simultaneous and successive second-language acquisition.

5. Summarize the educational problems encountered by dialectal and second-language children.




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