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Title: Grammatical Structures in Mathematics: A Personal View
Language: English
Authors: Tess O'Brien (ORCID 0009-0000-5821-8801)
Source: Teaching Statistics: An International Journal for Teachers. 2026 48(1):S47-S52.
Availability: Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2026
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Descriptors: Mathematics, Vocabulary, Grammar, Mathematics Skills, Statistics Education, Text Structure
DOI: 10.1111/test.70002
ISSN: 0141-982X
1467-9639
Abstract: The ability to read, write, and speak mathematics is critical to students becoming comfortable with statistical models and skills. Faster development of those skills may act as encouragement to further engage with the discipline. Vocabulary has been the focus of scholarship in existing literature on the linguistics of mathematics and statistics, but there are structures such as grammar that go beyond the content of words and symbols. Here I introduce ideas for grammar structures through a sequence of examples.
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