Language in Society

11 The Application of Dialect Study 
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11.1 Dialects and Assessment Testing 
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11.1.1 “Correctness” in assessing language achievement
and development 
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11.1.2 Testing linguistic knowledge 
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11.1.3 Using language to test other knowledge 
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11.1.4 The testing situation 
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11.2 Teaching Mainstream American English 
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11.2.1 What standard? 
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11.2.2 Approaches to MAE 
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11.2.3 Can MAE be taught? 
328
11.3 Further Reading 
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References 335
12 Dialect Awareness: Extending Application 
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12.1 Dialects and Reading 
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12.2 Dialect Influence in Written Language 
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Contents
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12.3 Literary Dialect 
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12.4 Proactive Dialect Awareness Programs 
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12.5 Venues of Engagement 
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12.6 A Curriculum on Dialects 
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12.7 Scrutinizing Sociolinguistic Engagement 
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12.8 Further Reading 
363
Websites 363
References 364
Appendix: An Inventory of Distinguishing Dialect Features 
367
Glossary 391
Index 415

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Figure 1.1
A continuum of standardness 
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