What does social semiotics have to offer mathematics education research?

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Volumn 61, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 219-245

  Morgan, Candia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Halliday; Language; Linguistics; Methodology; Nature of mathematics; Social semiotics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645681101     PISSN: 00131954     EISSN: 15730816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10649-006-5477-x     Document Type: Review

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