LINGUIST List 22.4594 Thu Nov 17 2011 Qs: Number Mistakes', Language and Numeracy Editor for this issue: Zac Smith <zaclinguistlist.org> We'd like to remind readers that the responses to queries are usually best posted to the individual asking the question. That individual is then strongly encouraged to post a summary to the list. This policy was instituted to help control the huge volume of mail on LINGUIST; so we would appreciate your cooperating with it whenever it seems appropriate. In addition to posting a summary, we'd like to remind people that it is usually a good idea to personally thank those individuals who have taken the trouble to respond to the query. To post to LINGUIST, use our convenient web form at http://linguistlist.org/LL/posttolinguist.cfm. Directory         1.     Bernhard Fisseni , Number Mistakes', Language and Numeracy Message 1: Number Mistakes', Language and Numeracy Date: 17-Nov-2011 From: Bernhard Fisseni <bernhard.fisseniuni-due.de> Subject: Number Mistakes', Language and Numeracy E-mail this message to a friend Dear fellow linguists, we would be grateful for your help on two questions regarding language and numeracy. NAMES FOR 'NUMBER MISTAKES' We are looking for names of mistakes regarding numbers, esp. confusion of digits. Examples of such terms are German ''Zahlendreher'' and Spanish ''baile de números'', which (at least prototypically) refer to mistakes such as (saying, writing) ''34'' instead of ''43''. Do you know such a term in any languages? We would be interested in the following aspects: - (What is the term, and in which language/s is it used?) - What do these terms prototypically or normatively refer to? Is there an extension of the concept (such as 'general number mistake'), at least in less formal registers? - Is the term register-specific? - In what order with respect to the ‘digits’ are names of numbers expressed in the respective language/s (and, if the number names are not based on the decimal system, what is the base)? - (Hints to lexicon entries are also appreciated very much, and even more so authentic examples or pointers to them.) We would also welcome corresponding comments on ''Zahlendreher'' and ''baile de números''. LITERATURE ON LANGUAGE AND NUMERACY We would also appreciate pointers to research literature on the relation between linguistic structure and number mistakes. We are aware of the work by Nuerk and others (e.g. Zuber et al. 2009), but we have not been able to find articles with a more linguistic focus, or comparing different languages. Of course, we gladly provide more research context if you are interested. Grateful for any hints. Kind Regards, Benedikt Loewe, Universiteit van Amsterdam uva.nl> Bernhard Fisseni, Universiteit van Amsterdam / Universitaet Duisburg- Essen uni-due.de> Bernhard Schroeder, Universitaet Duisburg-Essen uni-due.de> Reference: J. Zuber, S. Pixner, K. Moeller, H.-C. Nuerk. 2009. On the language specificity of basic number processing: Transcoding in a language with inversion and its relation to working memory capacity. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 102 (2009), 60-77. Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science                             Psycholinguistics                             Syntax Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue Page Updated: 17-Nov-2011       About LINGUIST    |   Contact Us       While the LINGUIST List makes every effort to ensure the linguistic relevance of sites listed on its pages, it cannot vouch for their contents.