You might also see -- I hope memory serves correctly here -- John Willinsky, The Well-Tempered Tongue: The Politics of Standard English in the High School. Published sometime in the 1980's (?), based on field work in Nova Scotia (?). On 28-Apr-05, at 6:16 PM, Hongxing Qi wrote: > > "Standard English" and its political implications ... readings on this > topic with > reference to Canada. Prof. Richard Darville School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-