Language and second order theory of mind: investigating mental states and social cognition

Authors

  • Thuany Figueiredo Unicamp

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31513/linguistica.2018.v14n3a21298

Keywords:

Theory of Mind, Social Cognition, Language Acquisition

Abstract

This investigation addresses the relationship between language and second-order Theory of Mind. The hypothesis investigated is the centrality of language to a second-order Theory of Mind. The main objectives were: (i) to advance the understanding and the discussion about what really characterizes a second-order mental state; (ii) to analyze the interface between the two cognitive domains. Portuguese speakers during language acquisition from 4 to 7 years of age were tested. The results reported here are similar to those that have been obtained by other investigations with PB and other languages for second order level.

 

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.31513/linguistica.2018.v14n3a21298

Author Biography

Thuany Figueiredo, Unicamp

Thuany Figueiredo é mestra em Linguística pela IEL - Unicamp, na área de Aquisição de Linguagem. É membro dos grupos de pesquisa Aquisição e Sintaxe: interface sintaxe-semântica e do ForMA - Núcleo de Estudos em Gramática Formal, Mudança e Aquisição. Seus temas de interesse são: linguagem e pensamento, aquisição de linguagem e cognição social.

Published

2018-12-30