A Child Refers to the "Meese" That He Saw in the Zoo

question 145

Multiple Choice

A child refers to the "meese" that he saw in the zoo. His mother knows her child saw a moose at the zoo, based on the fact that he knows "geese" refers to more than one goose. What is this child's error an example of?

• A) a syntax error
• B) an overextension
• C) an Morpheme style
• D) a referential language style

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