the mean length of utterance is comparable to that of adults in interactions with children , the ratio of different words to total words is the same as that of young children 's language , sentence structure is simplified , and there is a heavy emphasis on the here and now ( a majority of present tense verbs , a high proportion of utterances about immediately visible topics or referents , and a preponderance of narrative about shared immediate events ) .
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children
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of young children 's