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ERIC Number: EJ478454
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0256-2928
Structures of Argumentative Discourse: Effects of Type of Referential Space.
Coquin-Viennot, Daniele; Coirier, Pierre
European Journal of Psychology of Education, v7 n3 p219-29 Sep 1992
Reports on a study of written protocols by 147 children, ages 7-14. Comparisons were made between those who were asked to debate an issue (formal discourse) and those who were asked to defend an opinion (natural discourse). Finds that older children were able to use different structures for argumentation and write longer arguments. (CFR)
Descriptors: Child Development, Code Switching (Language), Cohesion (Written Composition), Discourse Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Language Patterns, Logic, Pragmatics, Psycholinguistics, Semantics, Structural Analysis (Linguistics)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
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