Genesis and use of definitions by children

Authors

  • Márcia Regina Curado Pereira Mariano Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5433/2237-4876.2002v5n1p119

Keywords:

Explanation, Definition, Language, Cognition, Metalinguistic ability.

Abstract

The aim this paper is to raise questions related to the genesis and use of definitions by children. Considering  definition a particular type of explanation, this paper discusses, among other aspects, the concepts of explanation and definition; the relationship between language and cognition; and children’s, metalinguistic ability.

 

 

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Author Biography

Márcia Regina Curado Pereira Mariano, Universidade de São Paulo

 

Possui bacharelado em Linguistica e Língua Portuguesa (1997-FFLCH/USP), licenciatura em Língua Portuguesa (1999-FFLCH/USP), mestrado em Lingüística (2002-FFLCH/USP) e doutorado em Língua Portuguesa (2007-FFLCH/USP).

 

 

Published

2004-07-15

How to Cite

MARIANO, Márcia Regina Curado Pereira. Genesis and use of definitions by children. Signum: Estudos da Linguagem, [S. l.], v. 5, n. 1, p. 199–212, 2004. DOI: 10.5433/2237-4876.2002v5n1p119. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/signum/article/view/3670. Acesso em: 23 dec. 2024.