False belief and relative clauses in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Communication Disorders
Stephanie DurrlemanJulie Franck

Abstract

Previous studies have suggested sentential complementation is the crucial ingredient of language that relates to false-belief (FB) reasoning, while the role of relative clauses (RCs) is less clear. Nevertheless, under the hypothesis that clausal embedding has a meta-representational effect, arguably implied in FB, one expects a link between FB and not only complementation but also relativization. Seventeen children with ASD (6 to 16 years, mean age 9;2) were assessed for RCs and FB. Comprehension of RCs significantly predicted FB performance, while none of the controlled factors played a predictive role (comprehension of simple sentences, vocabulary, morpho-syntax and working memory). Findings suggest that clausal embedding, common to both sentential complements and RCs, serves as a bootstrap for FB reasoning.

Citations

Apr 9, 2019·The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease·Derya ÇokalWolfram Hinzen
Jul 14, 2020·Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders·Eleni BaldimtsiIanthi Maria Tsimpli

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