Adults in White, middle-class, Western societies tend to use which of the following techniques when speaking to toddlers in order to facilitate the children's language acquisition?

a. They emphasize the future and the past so that the child becomes aware of time in his/her speech. b. They use long, complex sentences to extend the child's language abilities.
c. They use simplified, redundant

utterances that correspond with the child's interests and comprehensionlevels.
d. They tease their children in order to give them a chance to develop a quick wit.

c

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