Re: Please escuse my ignorance
vera p john-steiner (vygotsky who-is-at unm.edu)
Sat, 14 Oct 1995 10:54:28 -0600 (MDT)
Francoise,
When we argue for pluralism in semiotic mediation we do not want to
minimize the crucial role of language in communication. However, there is
also the function of representation--or re-presenting activities --which
include these other (musical, mathematical etc. notational systems), which
in turn also have some important communicative functions.
Vera
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