Shmuel asks 9-month-old Tavi to give him the teddy bear.Little Tavi smiles and hands it to him.Tavi is showing
A)language production.
B)language comprehension.
C)language accommodation.
D)language heritability.

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Tavi's action of handing the teddy bear to Shmuel shows language comprehension, as Tavi has understood the request to give the teddy bear to Shmuel. Language production would be demonstrated if Tavi said or gestured something to give the teddy bear, while language accommodation is the process of adjusting one's communication style to suit the needs of the listener. Language heritability refers to the idea that language abilities have a genetic component.

Shmuel Asks 9-Month-Old Tavi to Give Him the Teddy Bear