Olson, D. 1991

Olson, D. 1991

Reference
	Olson, David R. 1991. "From utterance to text: The bias of language in speech and writing." In Minami and Kennedy 1991. (Reprint from Olson, D. 1977.)

Summary
	Discusses issues that stem from two opposing assumptions: meaning is negotiated through the shared intentions between persons in dialogue and meaning is independently indicated in the text itself. Concludes that one of the major roles of schooling is to facilitate children's smooth mastery of "language as text."

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Bibliography module: Olson, D. 1991
In overview module: Bibliography (Literacy): O
In modular book: Bibliography (Literacy), by Doris Gallemore, Trudi C. Hunt, Jeanne Swanson, and Stephen L. Walter
In document collection: Reference materials
In bookshelf: Literacy

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