The relationship between theory of mind, language, and narrative discourse: An experimental study

Cahiers de Psychologie Cognitive

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 245-271

  Charman, Tony ^a   Shmueli Goetz, Yael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Language ability; Narrative discourse; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002215068     PISSN: 02499185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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