Language access and theory of mind reasoning: Research with native signing deaf children

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Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 291-297

  Siegal, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive development; Conversation; Deafness; Language; Pragmatics; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 79961225693     PISSN: 00137545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3917/enf.593.0291     Document Type: Review

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