What's in a Manner of Speaking? Children's Sensitivity to Partner-Specific Referential Precedents

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 749-760

  Matthews, Danielle ^a   Lieven, Elena ^b,c   Tomasello, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Conceptual pacts; Conventionality; Perspective taking; Pragmatics; Referential communication

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COOPERATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RECREATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; CAREGIVERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954649855     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0019657     Document Type: Article

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