When children use the word “doggie” to refer to every four-legged animal they see, __________ occurs.
a. underextension
b. overextension
c. telegraphic speech
d. overregularization
This should be overextension. The child believes that Doggie is a term for animals that have four legs, not of dogs. In this case you help him broaden the understanding of what constitutes a dog and separates it from other animals.
