Gestures, Speech, and the Sprouting of Signs: A Semiotic-Cultural Approach to Students' Types of Generalization.

Radford, Luis

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ERIC Number: EJ663478

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Publication Date: 2003

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Gestures, Speech, and the Sprouting of Signs: A Semiotic-Cultural Approach to Students' Types of Generalization.

Radford, Luis

Mathematical Thinking and Learning, v5 n1 p37-70 2003

Contrasts students' presymbolic and symbolic procedures in generalizing activities. Uses the semiotic-cultural theoretical approach and focuses on the role of body, discourse, and signs when students refer to mathematical objects. Identifies types of generalizations and discusses a specific kind of rupture in the ostensive gestures and contextually based key linguistic terms underpinning presymbolic generalization. (Author/KHR)

Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Concept Formation, Cultural Context, Discourse Analysis, Generalization, Mathematical Linguistics, Mathematics Education, Middle Schools, Semiotics, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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