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When baby sarah is riding in the car with her parents she occasionally points at passing vehicles and calls out "see cars," even though some of the vehicles are buses and trucks. this is an example of _________ speech. telegraphic overextension holophrases rehearsal?

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This is an example of overextension speech.
Baby Sarah knows what cars are, but she doesn't know that there are other types of vehicles other than cars. She is overextending her knowledge of cars to other vehicles too, referring to all of them as cars. She will learn the difference as she grows.
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