Yvonne, The list you provide is much too general. Could you provide specific examples that demonstrate your claim as made here? >>> [log in to unmask] 08/01/06 8:49 AM >>> I pointed out that some types of errors are similar to what is often seen in various types of language deficit. That is not to say that the students are language-impaired. Rather, it means that the language skills of these native-speaker, middle-class standard-dialect students are so weak that the errors they produce often resemble what is seen in various types of language impairment. Bob Yates, Central Missouri State University To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/