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Describes "the social variables of status, sex, age, racial isolation and style in the speech of Detroit Negroes."

Study contrasts "speech patterns of various socioeconomic groups," correlates speech with social stratification toward goal of better teaching of standard English.

Project no. 6-1347. ERIC Document ED022187.

Reports "the methodology employed in the survey of Detroit speech carried out in 1966-67 by the staff of the Detroit Dialect Study."

Uses Detroit primary grade children in project to test effectiveness of tapes in developing their standard English dialect.

Central High School English Director reports results of a survey of 1200 Detroit high school students' familiarity with "unacceptable" speech patterns.