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Publication details [#31540]

Nuyts, Jan and Ann de Roeck. 1994. Epistemic modal expressions by high functioning autistic adults: a test case for the 'theory of mind' hypothesis. (Antwerp papers in linguistics 82). Universitaire Instelling Antwerpen. 63 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

autistic language | epistemic modality | theory of mind

ISBN

90-272-5044-8

Annotation

This paper discusses the 'Theory of Mind' view of autism and demonstrates that it fails to account for the data obtained by a comparative study of autistic and 'normal' speakers' use of epistemic modal expressions.