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ERIC Number: EJ505184
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1994
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ISSN: ISSN-0388-0001
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The Linguistic Analysis of Private Writing.
Dicamilla, Frederick J.; Lantolf, James P.
Language Sciences, v16 n3/4 p347-69 Oct 1994
Argues that the formal properties of language reflect the underlying mental processes that individuals deploy in problem-solving situations. This analysis of the linguistic features of "private writing" reveals that writers utilize their linguistic systems to organize and direct strategic mental processes. (69 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Data Collection, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Linguistic Theory, Problem Solving, Pronouns, Writing Processes, Written Language
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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