Language and disadvantage

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  1. 3. The plural for "tests" in Black English
  2. 8. "Can't nobody do that." - a syntactical characteristic of Black English
  3. 9. Since Black English has the same core rules as Standard English, it is a _______ of it
  4. 11. A variety of English which shows signs of African origin
  5. 12. Nonstandard varieties of language lack social ______
  6. 14. Frequent negative word in Black speech
  7. 15. Speakers of Black English feel this in regards to their language
Down
  1. 1. "All language varieties are equal so we should tolerate and accept them"
  2. 2. Bereiter & Engelmann claim that black kids have no _______
  3. 4. Nonstandard ____ English (NNE)
  4. 5. Speakers of it are considered more competent and intelligent
  5. 6. A common misconception about the distinguishing characteristics of Black English
  6. 7. "Standard English should be taught without eradicating Black English"
  7. 10. The lack of "be" in Black English
  8. 13. One of the Northern American cities where Black English is spoken