Parents are likely to use:
- Repetition
- A higher pitch
- Child's name rather than pronouns
- The present tense
- One word utterances and/or short alliptical sentences
- Fewer verbs and modifiers
- Concrete nouns
- Expansion and/or recasts (rephrasing of child's utterances)
- Yes/no questioning
- Exaggerated pauses giving turn-taking cues
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