Περιορισμένος και ανεπτυγμένος κώδικας, προφορικός και γραπτός λόγος, και η θεωρία της γλωσσικής υστέρησης

In this article the principal stages in the development of Basil Bernstein’s sociolinguistic theory of codes are presented. Furthermore, the main misunderstandings related to the theory are contrasted with what the theory is really about, and an attempt is made to trace their causes. Finally, the codes are explicitly related to a theory of literacy in order to explain their emergence and maintenance in modern industrialized societies.

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