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1 online resource (viii, 192 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Pragmatics & beyond new series ; v. 201
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Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 201.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Lexical Pragmatics and Theory of Mind; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of content; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The concept of theory of mind in pragmatics; 2. The co-acquisition of language and theory of mind; 3. Insights from autism on language and theory of mind; 4. Language as a window into children's developing theory of mind; 5. Discourse connectives and theory of mind; 6. Empirical study on the acquisition of the French connective parce que; 7. Empirical study on the acquisition of the French connective puisque; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
Summary |
The concept of theory of mind (ToM), a hot topic in cognitive psychology for the past twenty-five years, has gained increasing importance in the fields of linguistics and pragmatics. However, even though the relationship between ToM and verbal communication is now recognized, the extent, causality and full implications of this connection remain mostly to be explored. This book presents a comprehensive discussion of the interface between language, communication, and theory of mind, and puts forward an innovative proposal regarding the role of discourse connectives for this interface. The propos. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Grammar, Comparative and general -- Connectives.
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Grammar, Comparative and general -- Connectives. |
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Language acquisition.
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Language acquisition. |
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Pragmatics.
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Pragmatics. |
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Discourse analysis.
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Discourse analysis. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Zufferey, Sandrine. Lexical pragmatics and theory of mind. Amsterdam, The Netherlands ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2010 9789027256058 (DLC) 2010032383 (OCoLC)653842849 |
ISBN |
9789027256058 (electronic book) |
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9027256055 (electronic book) |
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9027287570 (electronic book) |
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9789027287571 (electronic book) |
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1282774999 |
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9781282774995 |
Standard No. |
9786612774997 |
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