Rural Bilingual Roma Children and Theory of Mind Competencies

Two age groups of Roma children (3;6-4;6 years old n = 20 and 4;7- 5;6 n = 20) from rural areas of Bulgaria were tested for understanding the classical Theory of Mind (TOM) task (False-belief) and the correlations with two language tests (Evidentiality and Yes/No Questions) were investigated. Coo...

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Published in:	East European Journal of Psycholinguistics
Main Author:	Hristo Kyuchukov
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University 2022-06-01
Subjects:	Theory of Mind, Roma children, bilingualism, evidentiality, Yes/No questions
Online Access:	https://eejpl.vnu.edu.ua/index.php/eejpl/article/view/590

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