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Thought, Speech and Translation.
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Newmark, Peter – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1978
Discusses the primacy of thought over speech, and "semantic translation" vs "communicative translation," relating the former to thought, and the latter to speech. (AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Expressive Language, Semantics, Speech
Language, Thought and Translation.
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Roothaer, Roger – Babel: International Journal of Translation, 1978
Examines the question of whether translation is possible, relating it to the question of linguistic and cultural constraints on translation, and to the question of the relationship between language and thought. Recommendations are made for the improvement of the study of translating. (AM)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, Language
Mathematics Is a Language: A Rationale for Mathematics Instruction.
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Gupta, I. D. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1980
Mathematics is often referred to as a language. This paper attempts to explore the implied meanings of such statements and to outline a rationale for utilizing the language-structure of mathematics in mathematics instruction. (Author/MK)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Language, Mathematical Vocabulary, Mathematics Curriculum
Mathematical Attitudes and Semantic Differentials.
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Shannon, A. G. – International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, 1979
The semantic differential--one approach to attitude measurement--basically records a combination of a person's associations with a particular concept with a scaling procedure. This paper considers the implications of such a device for teachers of mathematics. (Author/MK)
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Data Analysis, Elementary Secondary Education