Why language matters for theory of mind

Harris Chapter 5. O'Neill Chapter 6. The developmental origins of meaning for mental terms, Derek E. Montgomery Chapter 7. Representational development and false-belief understanding, Janet Wilde Chapter Can language acquisition give children a point of view?

What does "that" have to do with point of view? Conflicting desires and "want" in German. The role of language in theory-of-mind development: What deaf children tell us. How language facilitates the acquisition of false-belief understanding in children with autism, Helen Tager-Flusberg and Robert M.

Joseph Chapter Genetic and environmental influences on individual differences in language and theory of mind: Common or distinct? Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide. Academic Skip to main content. Search Start Search. Choose your country or region Close. Dear Customer, As a global organization, we, like many others, recognize the significant threat posed by the coronavirus.

Yet exactly what role these abilities play is controversial and uncertain. This book provides a forum for exploring thoroughly the role of language in the development of the theory of mind.

Keywords: theory of mind , children , beliefs , desires , emotions , intentions , actions , interactions , mental states , development. Forgot password? Don't have an account? All Rights Reserved. OSO version 0. University Press Scholarship Online. Sign in. Not registered? Sign up. Citation Type. Has PDF. Publication Type. More Filters. With Language in Mind. Chapter Perspectives on truth: The case of language and false belief reasoning.

Many theorists take language vocabulary, mental verbs, syntax, counterfactuals, discourse to be a significant help in the development of explicit Theory of Mind.

Does conversation, with all its Point … Expand. How children come to understand false beliefs: A shared intentionality account. A computational cognitive modeling approach to the development of second-order theory of mind. Most 3-year-olds fail on the hide and seek game. When they turn 4, they understand that others can have … Expand. Theory of mind and language evolution: an exploration of rapid and involuntary perspective-taking. Current research on language evolution has provided considerable insight into the emergence of linguistic structure, but much of this research does not account for how language users access speaker … Expand.

Various arguments are reviewed about the claim that language development is critically connected to the development of theory of mind. The different theories of how language could help in this … Expand. View 2 excerpts, cites background.