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Selected References on Point of View and Theory of Mind

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de Villiers, J.G. (in press). Can language acquisition give children a point of view? In J. Astington & J. Baird (Eds.) Why Language Matters for Theory of Mind. Oxford Press.

de Villiers, J. G. (2004) Can referential opacity be considered a form of agreement? Paper presented in symposium at the European Society for Philosophy of Psychology, Barcelona, July.

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de Villiers, P. A. (in press) The role of language in theory of mind development: What deaf children tell us. In J. Astington & J. Baird (Eds.) Why Language Matters for Theory of Mind. Oxford Press.

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