Structures of Argumentative Discourse: Effects of Type of Referential Space.

Coquin-Viennot, Daniele; Coirier, Pierre

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ERIC Number: EJ478454

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1992

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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

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Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners

Language: English

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