The interface of language and Theory of Mind
The interface of language and Theory of Mind
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DOI：
10.1016/j.lingua.2006.11.006
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发表时间：
2007-11-01
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影响因子：
1.1
通讯作者：
de Villiers, Jill
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作者：
de Villiers, Jill
语言与心理理论之间的界面是双向的。早期心理理论的概念发展似乎很可能构成了一个重要的基础，至少有助于确定词的指称。在2 ~ 4年的发展过程中，关于语言和心理理论之间的影响方向的结论在研究中没有依据。在错误信念推理阶段，4岁以后，句法互补的掌握作为表征工具的作用凸显，即语言发展辅助推理。本文简要概述了心理理论，从婴儿期的最早开始到4岁左右的欣赏，其他人可能持有错误的信念并根据它们行事。对于每一个发展，并行语言的发展进行了描述，并提出了关于两者之间的接口问题。特别是，研究，可能会确定从一个到另一个的影响方向进行了讨论。需要做更多的工作，特别是在非语言任务、良好的实验语言学工作和其他特殊人群方面，这可能会更精确地描述语言和心理理论在界面上的相互关系。(C)2007 Elsevier B. V.保留所有权利。
The proposal is made that the interface between language and Theory of Mind is bidirectional. It seems probable that the conceptual developments of early Theory of Mind form an essential basis for helping to fix at least word reference. In development from 2 to 4 years, no basis exists in research for conclusions about the direction of influence between language and Theory of Mind. At the stage of false belief reasoning, after age 4, the role of the mastery of syntactic complementation is highlighted as a representational tool, that is, language development assists reasoning. The paper presents a brief summary of Theory of Mind, ranging from its earliest beginnings in infancy to the appreciation around age 4 years that others might hold false beliefs and act according to them. For each development, the parallel language developments are described, and questions are raised about the interface between the two. In particular, research that might determine the direction of influence from one to the other is discussed. More work is called for, especially with nonverbal tasks, good experimental linguistic work and other special populations, that might allow a more precise delineation of how language and Theory of Mind interrelate at the interface. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.