Which of the following is an accurate statement about standard language ideology (SLI)?
A) Standard language ideology was developed as a legal response to the Oakland Ebonics controversy
B) Standard language ideology can be defined as a bias towards an idealized, abstracted, non-varying spoken language
C) All immigrant groups are subjected to the same requirements by standard language ideology
D) Standard language ideology is primarily concerned with upholding descriptive views of language
E) According to the standard language ideology, the receiver of the communication should shoulder most of the communicative burden

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Standard language ideology is the belief that there is a "standard" or "correct" way of speaking a language, and that deviations from this standard are inferior or incorrect. This ideology is often characterized by a bias towards an idealized, abstracted, non-varying spoken language.

Which of the Following Is an Accurate Statement About Standard