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BL
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655512
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Barton, Bill,1948-
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| Title & Author
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The language of mathematics : telling mathematical tales /\ Bill Barton.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Springer,, c2008.
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| Series Statement
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Mathematics education library ;; v. 46 [i.e. 44]
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| Page. NO
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x, 186 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm..
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| ISBN
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9780387728582 (hbk.)
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: 0387728589 (hbk.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-181) and indexes.
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| Contents
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Space : points of reference -- Space : static and dynamic world views -- Quantity : trapping numbers in grammatical nets -- The evidence from language -- Mumbling, metaphors, & mindlocks : the origins of mathematics -- A never-ending braid : the development of mathematics -- What is mathematics? Philosophical comments -- Learning mathematics -- Multilingual and indigenous mathematics education.
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| Abstract
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Examines different languages and how they express mathematical ideas.
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Mathematics-- Language.
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Mathematics-- Study and teaching.
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Mathematics, Terminology.
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