TY - JOUR
AU - Bath, Dorinda
AB -  In this book, which is the latest volume in the series ‘‘Studies in language disability and remediation”, John Edwards considers the problems of disadvantaged speakers from a sociolinguistic viewpoint and sets out to examine the relevant issues, in the hope that by doing s 0 “ a picture of disadvantaged language Wll emerge which reflects reasonably well the current state of research and theory,” (p. xii). This 1s undoubtedly a mammoth task since many areas of research are involved and each of these has its own vast literature. n u s in order to provide a balanced overview a short account 1s given of many subjects and a comprehensive bibliography is included for those wishing to explore certain issues further. Instead of starting with language per se the author devotes the first chapter of his book to a critical evaluation of some theoretical models of disadvantage and attempts to answer questions such as, for example, Is there a genetic basis for disadvantage? Is disadvantage a product of environmental deprivation? The discussion leads to the conclusion that while disadvantage can be clearly seen as an environmental product, the most appropriate viewpoint is one of difference. That is to say 
TI - Language and Disadvantage: By John R. Edwards
JF - International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders
DO - 10.3109/13682828009112547
DA - 1980-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/language-and-disadvantage-by-john-r-edwards-F7IsokZHnh
SP - 221
VL - 15
IS - 3
DP - DeepDyve
ER -