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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

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B. OVEREXTENSION

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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.