L1 Acquisition and L2 Learning

This chapter presents an empirical study exploring the relationship between the development of Theory of Mind (ToM) and the first language acquisition of the subjunctive mood in Spanish. An analysis of the contrast between Spanish indicative and subjunctive verbal moods is proposed, linking it with the expression of modal meaning and propositional attitude information. Children ( n = 40) between 4 and 7 years of age participated in false belief and wish recognition tasks, and in a joint story-re