According to research, which of the following statements best describes students' tendencies to drop non-standard English dialects in favor of standard English?
a. Students quickly drop non-standard dialects because they don't want to appear as if they aren't "cool" or "withit" to their peers.
b. Students quickly drop non-standard dialects because the school curriculum uses standard English.
c. Students are sometimes reluctant to drop non-standard dialects in favor of standard English, because the non-standard dialect is the language they are comfortable with.
d. Students are sometimes reluctant to drop non-standard dialects in favor of standard English for fear of alienating peers.
d
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