Abstrakt
The language of mathematics attracted recently attention of philosophers, historians of mathematics, and researchers in mathematics education (see the list of references). There exist a considerable number of approaches, each of which studies one particular aspect of the language of mathematics that is relevant in the particular context.
Nevertheless, what is lacking is a theoretical framework that would make it possible to integrate these different approaches to the study of the language of mathematics and use their potential for a deeper theoretical foundation of mathematics education. The aim of the present paper is to argue for the need and to outline the possible structure of an integrative theoretical framework for the study of the language of mathematics.
The author is convinced that such an integrative initiative can arise from the philosophy of mathematics that is historically grounded and educationally motivated.