Hedges in Mathematics Talk: Linguistic Pointers to Uncertainty.

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Tytuł:: Hedges in Mathematics Talk: Linguistic Pointers to Uncertainty.
Autorzy:: Rowland, Tim
Deskryptory:: Context Clues
Elementary Education
Elementary School Students
Interviews
Language Patterns
Language Styles
Mathematical Concepts
Models
Język:: English
Źródło:: Educational Studies in Mathematics. Dec 1995 29(4):327-353.
Recenzowane naukowo:: Y
Page Count:: 27
Data publikacji:: 1995
Typ dokumentu:: Reports - Research
Journal Articles
ISSN:: 0013-1954
Data wpisu:: 1996
Numer akcesji:: EJ518787
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Analysis of interviews with children ages 10-12, focused on prediction and generalization, reveals a category of words associated with uncertainty. These hedges--about, around, maybe, think--are used as shields against accusation of error. Linguistic frameworks are used to categorize different types of hedges. (Author/MKR)

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