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Dicamilla, Frederick J.; Lantolf, James P. – Language Sciences, 1994
Argues that the formal properties of language reflect the underlying mental processes that individuals deploy in problem-solving situations. This analysis of the linguistic features of "private writing" reveals that writers utilize their linguistic systems to organize and direct strategic mental processes. (69 references) (CK)
Descriptors: Attention Control, Cognitive Processes, College Students, Data Collection