Thought and language: a discussion in the field of psychology of mathematics education / Pensamento e linguagem: uma discussão no campo da psicologia da educação matemática

This paper brings back the theoretical debate concerning the relationship between thought and language in the process of mathematical conceptualization. Empirical data issued from other studies are offered for discussing and refusing the idea of assigning a central role to language in concept develo...

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Main Authors: Mônica Maria Lins Lessa, Jorge Tarcísio da Rocha Falcão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2005-01-01
Series:Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-79722005000300004&lng=pt&nrm=iso&tlng=pt