Little Nelida doesn't use the word apple for Golden Delicious apples because "apples are always red." This is an example of
A) underextension.
B) linguistic relativity.
C) overextension.
D) assimilation.

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Underextension refers to the tendency of young children to apply words narrowly to a specific category or subset of objects. In this case, Nelida is not using the term "apple" to refer to all types of apples but only to red ones, which is a narrow category.

Little Nelida Doesn't Use the Word Apple for Golden Delicious