False belief and language comprehension in Cantonese-speaking children

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 79-98

  Cheung, Him ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cantonese; False belief; Language; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHILD; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33748502945     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2006.05.002     Document Type: Article

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