Language and Language Acquisition

Front Matter....Pages i-1
Reanalysis as a Source of Semantic Change....Pages 3-6
References as Parts of Speech Acts in the Education of Mathematics....Pages 7-9
The Growth of Language Structure: A Report....Pages 11-16
Investigating Knowledge of Chemistry Through a Study of Language....Pages 17-22
Wittgenstein and Cognitive Theory....Pages 23-29
The Discrepancy between Cognitive and Linguistic Abilities in the Young Child....Pages 31-38
Summary of the First Discussion Session....Pages 39-44
A Few Problems Relating to the Semantic Representation of Argumentation....Pages 45-55
The Development of Control of Language in Mathematical Activity....Pages 57-60
The Differentiation of Negative Statements between the Ages of 12 and 15 Years....Pages 61-66
Semantic Development of Simple Classification Terms....Pages 67-71
The Child’s Construction of the Social Order of the Classroom....Pages 73-82
A Metalanguage of Syntactic Description....Pages 83-86
Summary of the Second Discussion Session....Pages 87-94
The Learning of Algorithmic Concepts by Action a Study with Deaf Children....Pages 95-106
Language, Reading and Mathematics....Pages 107-111
Example of Auxiliary Formalisms Used to Help The Development of Children’s Logical Thinking....Pages 113-121
Mathematics as an Extension Of Language....Pages 123-128
Summary of the Third Discussion Session....Pages 129-140
The Relationship between Comprehension and Production and Its Ontogenesis....Pages 141-150
Ambiguities in the Description of a Geometrical Figure....Pages 151-155
On the Relation between Language Comprehension and Language Production in a Social Psychological Perspective....Pages 157-166
Are Speech Production and Speech Comprehension Distinct Processes?....Pages 167-169
Eeg Activity During Speech Perception....Pages 171-175
Structural Commonalities between Comprehension and Production Products of Monitoring and Anticipation....Pages 177-180
Recognition and Production: Two Different Skills....Pages 181-190
Summary of the Fourth Discussion Session Production and Recognition....Pages 191-201
The “Range” of a Question as a Perceived Intention of the Scope of Information Needed....Pages 203-208
Answering Questions....Pages 209-215
Questioning and Intentionality in Language....Pages 217-220
Remarks on Direct Questions and Direct Answers....Pages 221-225
Summary of the Fifth Discussion Session: Question-Answer Systems....Pages 227-235
Some Dissimilarities in the General Aims of Teachers who Teach French as a Mother Tongue at the end of School and the Beginning of Secondary School....Pages 237-241
An Approach to School Interlocution Situations Analysis of a Few Examples....Pages 243-254
The Influence of the Formulation of Multiple Choice Questionnaires on the Answering Behaviour in Relation to so-Called “Logic” Problems....Pages 255-262
Implications of a Relativistic Evaluative-Meaning Concept for Persuasive Communication....Pages 263-266
Comparison between the Evolution of the Visual Exploration and the Narration of a Strip Cartoon in Children from 6 to 7 Years Old, from Contrasting Socio-Economic Backgrounds....Pages 267-271
Children’s Judgments of Inappropriate Speech Acts....Pages 273-281
Social and Situational Constraints on Communicative Performance....Pages 283-287
Summary of the Sixth Discussion Session Context and Use of Language....Pages 289-296
Some Aspects of the Relationship to Mathematics of Children who Fail in Elementary Schooling....Pages 297-302
Language Acquisition by a Child Living in an Institutional Environment....Pages 303-308
Genesis of Language Behaviours and Acquisition Situation Application to Story Telling....Pages 309-313
Communication Situations and Language Acquisition....Pages 315-319
Style of Verbal Exchange at the Age of 8 and 11....Pages 321-325
Language Acquisition by the Mentally Retarded: The Problem of Delay-Difference and Advanced Linguistic Development....Pages 327-330
Summary of the Seventh Discussion Session Context and Language Acquisition....Pages 331-342
Can Apes Tell us What Language is?....Pages 343-357
General Conclusion....Pages 359-363
Contextual Linguistics Synthesis Session — Future Projects....Pages 365-369
Back Matter....Pages 371-375