Code in Context

Diana S. Adlam

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Routledge
09 May 2025

Sociolinguistics; Moral & social purpose of education

Series: Primary Socialization, Language and Education

In the 1970s, Basil Bernstein’s work on children’s sociolinguistic codes and his formulation of the contexts in which they are transmitted were the most influential in the field. However, as Diana Adlam points out, neither code nor context as Bernstein saw them can be properly grasped until they are understood in interaction. Originally published in 1977, this collection of papers contains both theoretical and empirical investigations of Bernstein’s ideas, and seeks to make that necessary connection.

The study as a whole is concerned primarily with Basil Bernstein’s ideas on the relationship of different familial transmission systems to the way in which children learn to use language. The theoretical chapter stresses Bernstein’s present emphasis on the semantic orientations which different children may be acquiring, and discusses these ideas in relation to work being done elsewhere at the time by other sociolinguistics, particularly in the United States. The empirical chapters provide analyses of how children of different social backgrounds differ in their approach to language use and also show the structural relationship of talk across a variety of specific contexts. Today it can be read against its historical backdrop.

By: Diana S. Adlam
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 670g
ISBN: 9781041008019
ISBN 10: 1041008015
Series: Primary Socialization, Language and Education
Pages: 254
Publication Date: 09 May 2025
Audience: College/higher education , College/higher education , Adult education , Primary , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Foreword by Professor Basil Bernstein. Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction Diana Adlam 2. The Descriptive Context Diana Adlam 3. The Instructional Context Lesley Lineker 4. Code in Context Diana Adlam and Geoffrey Turner. Appendix 1: Statistical Tables of Results Not Included in Text. Appendix 2: Schedules Used in Chapter 4. Appendix 3: The Expression of Uncertainty and Descriptive, Instructional and Regulative Speech Geoffrey Turner. Bibliography. Index.

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