Why Do Parents of Young Children Use Child-Directed Speech,recasts,and Expansions

question 116

Multiple Choice

Why do parents of young children use child-directed speech,recasts,and expansions?

• A) to deliberately attempt to facilitate acquisition of grammar
• B) to provide simple language models for their children to imitate
• C) to optimize effectiveness of communication with their child at that moment
• D) to provide negative evidence of ungrammatical speech

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