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The book emerges from several contemporary concerns in mathematics, language, and mathematics education. Another way of expressing this, is that the thesis of the book takes the idea of mathematics as a human creation, and, using the evidence from language, comes to more radical conclusions than most writers allow.



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Speaking Mathematics Differently.- Space: Points of Reference.- Space: Static and Dynamic World Views.- Quantity: Trapping Numbers in Grammatical Nets.- Language and Mathematics.- The Evidence from Language.- Mumbling, Metaphors, & Mindlocks: The Origins of Mathematics.- A Never-Ending Braid: the Development of Mathematics.- What is Mathematics? Philosophical Comments.- Implications for Mathematics Education.- Learning Mathematics.- Multilingual and Indigenous Mathematics Education.

The Language of Mathematics Telling Mathematical Tales 44 Mathematics Education Library

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      Publisher: Springer Us
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 2/23/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780387929378, 978-0387929378
      ISBN10: 0387929371
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The book emerges from several contemporary concerns in mathematics, language, and mathematics education. Another way of expressing this, is that the thesis of the book takes the idea of mathematics as a human creation, and, using the evidence from language, comes to more radical conclusions than most writers allow.



      Table of Contents
      Speaking Mathematics Differently.- Space: Points of Reference.- Space: Static and Dynamic World Views.- Quantity: Trapping Numbers in Grammatical Nets.- Language and Mathematics.- The Evidence from Language.- Mumbling, Metaphors, & Mindlocks: The Origins of Mathematics.- A Never-Ending Braid: the Development of Mathematics.- What is Mathematics? Philosophical Comments.- Implications for Mathematics Education.- Learning Mathematics.- Multilingual and Indigenous Mathematics Education.

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