Basil Bernstein

Basil Bernstein (1 November 1924 – 24 September 2000) was a British sociologist known for his work in the sociology of education. He made a significant contribution to the study of communication with his sociolinguistic theory of language codes.

Works

• Class, Codes and Control: Volume 1 – Theoretical Studies Towards A Sociology Of Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1971.
• Class, Codes and Control: Volume 2 – Applied Studies Towards A Sociology Of Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1973.
• Class, Codes and Control: Volume 3 – Towards A Theory Of Educational Transmissions, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1975; 1977.
• Class, Codes and Control: Volume 4 – The Structuring Of Pedagogic Discourse, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1990.

Links

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basil_Bernstein
• http://zimmer.csufresno.edu/~johnca/spch100/3-3-bernstein.htm