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On the role of language in children's early understanding of others as epistemic beings by Matsui, Tomoko, Yamamoto, Taeko, McCagg, Peter

“…In the study reported here, Japanese-speaking children aged 3–6 were confronted with making choices based on conflicting input from speakers who varied in the…”
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Young children's early sensitivity to linguistic indications of speaker certainty in their selective word learning by Matsui, Tomoko, Yamamoto, Taeko, Miura, Yui, McCagg, Peter

“…•Children understand linguistic expressions of speaker certainty by 3 years.•They trust certain speakers more than uncertain counterparts.•5-year-olds also use…”
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