Referential communication abilities and Theory of Mind development in preschool children

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-52

  Resches, Mariela ^a   Pereira, Miguel Pérez ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33846587486     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000906007641     Document Type: Article

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