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Author(s) -
Fayol Michel
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207599308246946
Subject(s) - psychology , metalinguistic awareness , linguistics , metalinguistics , psychological intervention , cognitive psychology , mathematics education , philosophy , teaching method , vocabulary development , psychiatry
Three problems are raised concerning the concept of metalinguistic abilities: First, the term metalinguistic refers not to language but to linguistics. Secondly, some paradoxical behaviors occur at the same developmental level. Thirdly, metalinguistic interventions are moderately efficient: Why are they efficient but to such a moderate degree? These three problems must be dealt with in order to better understand what metalinguistic means.