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Peer reviewedSfard, Anna; Nesher, Pearla; Streefland, Leen; Cobb, Paul; Mason, John – For the Learning of Mathematics, 1998
Presents three schools of argument on mathematical communication: (1) cognitivist argument; (2) interactionist argument; and (3) neo-pragmatist argument. Distinguishes the mathematical versus talking about mathematics, talking mathematics versus learning the art of mathematical conversation, and the conversation of mathematicians versus students'…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematical Linguistics, Mathematics Education
