material dep

• Bernstein – Elaborated and restricted code


  •The key difference is that the restricted code is context dependent – it assumes the listener knows what you are talking about, whereas the elaborated code “spells it out”.•There is nothing wrong with the restricted code – most of us use it is everyday speech – but the elaborated code is the language needed to do well in school and exams.
• Material deprivation = poverty and lack of basic necessities such as adequate housing, food or heating.
• •Housing•Diet and health•Financial support•Cost of education•Fear of debt