Basil Bernstein
Basil Bernstein · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Sociolinguist known for the theory of elaborated and restricted linguistic codes.
1924, London, England — 2000, London, England
United Kingdom
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Bernstein was a British sociologist and sociolinguist known for his theory of 'elaborated' and 'restricted' linguistic codes, which linked patterns of language use to social class and to inequalities in education. He held the Karl Mannheim Chair at the Institute of Education, London. He was born into a Jewish immigrant family in the East End of London.
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Sociolinguist known for the theory of elaborated and restricted linguistic codes.
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