ABSTRACT
Contrastive analysis has been used in second language acquisition for decades (Wheeler and Swords, 2006) and transfers easily to second dialect instruction since all English language variations adhere to grammatical and phonological rules (Adger, Wolfram, and Christian, 2007; Baratz, 1969; Baugh, 1999; Green, 2007; Labov, 1972; Redd and Webb, 2005; Simpkins and Simpkins, 1981; Wheeler and Swords, 2006). The rules of one variation can be contrasted and analyzed (i.e., contrastive analysis) against another. Thus, all students can (1) learn the rules of vernacular varieties often found in the literature taught in the secondary English classroom and (2) master the rules of Standard English to access mainstream power in America.
