■ Cognitive (realist) language consists of factual statements that can be proved true or false, or are treated as if they can be proved true.
■ Non-cognitive (non-realist) language consists of statements that serve some other function since they cannot be verified or falsified and are not intended to be treated as if they can.
Your organisation does not have access to this article.
Sign up today to give your students the edge they need to achieve their best grades with subject expertise
Subscribe
