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Download full textZhou, Xiaoying – English Language Teaching, 2018
Chomsky put forth his "A-over-A" theory in his book "Language and Mind", which means if a sentence contains (S… (A...) A…) S (A-over-A) structure, then this sentence can only be transformed on the basis of the larger phrase. In this paper the author puts forth the "Psychological Momentum" theory to analyze the…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Ambiguity (Semantics), Linguistic Theory, Psychological Patterns
Direct linkKim, Yongho; Song, Seon-mi; Kellogg, David – Language and Education, 2021
Teachers and parents intuitively judge the 'level' of the child and the 'level' of the text and try to match them; they know that overestimation or underestimation of either will be met with restlessness or boredom. In this way, they have an empirical understanding of Vygotsky's ZPD--the zone of proximal development he envisioned as measuring the…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, Sociocultural Patterns, Psychological Patterns, Maturity (Individuals)
