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Aija Kotila; Leena Mäkinen; Eeva Leinonen; Soile Loukusa – First Language, 2025
This study investigated the complex relationship between false-belief (FB) understanding, structural language and pragmatic communication in typically developing children. A total of 78 Finnish children, aged from 4 to 6 years, including an equal number of boys and girls, participated in this study. In the first instance, the study explored the…
Descriptors: Children, Child Development, Thinking Skills, Communication (Thought Transfer)
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Harry R. M. Purser; Vesna Stojanovik; Christopher Jarrold; Emily K. Farran; Michael S. C. Thomas; Jo Van Herwegen – First Language, 2025
Despite earlier claims that language abilities are intact in individuals with Williams syndrome (WS), many studies have shown that language development is often delayed and atypical, that is, it develops in line with different cognitive abilities compared to typically developing populations. It is unclear, however, whether general cognitive…
Descriptors: Grammar, Language Processing, Child Development, Intellectual Disability