ǂthe ǂphenomenon of pronoun reversal in typically developing children
Greta Mazzaggio (Author)

Abstract

This study’s aim is to understand how children learn first- and second-person singular pronouns. Many researchers tried to find possible connection between Theory of Mind (ToM) and the acquisition of pronouns. The ability to produce and comprehend first- and second-person singular pronouns seems closely linked with the ability to appreciate other people’s mental states: a lack or non-mature development of ToM may thus affect their competence in using pronouns. To strengthen this hypothesis we focused on the phenomenon of pronoun reversal, which mainly consists in the substitution of I for you, and you for I, testing a group of 17 typically developing children - 38 to 70 months of age. Due to its pro-drop classification, Italian is the focus language of this study. The outcome showed a correlation between the phenomena of ToM and pronoun reversal. Further research should focus on the directionality of this correlation and better our understanding of its meaning.

Keywords

pronoun reversal;pronouns;echolalia;theory of mind;typically developing children;psycholinguistics;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.01 - Original Scientific Article
Organization: UNG - University of Nova Gorica
UDC: 81
COBISS: 78018563 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: Y509-1861
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URN: URN:SI:UNG
Pages: str. 55-69
Chronology: 2016
ID: 13394783
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