When a Child Incorrectly Uses a Word to Describe a Narrower

A child's early two-word utterances A) are often described as telegraphic speech. B) usually begin to appear at about age 12 months. C) are always direct imitations of parents' speech. D) have little or no communicative value, since the child does not yet use rules of syntax.

You are listening to 2-year-old Annie as she says "No eat. No like." She is trying to let you know that she is not going to eat her broccoli because she doesn't like it. Annie's communication illustrates the use of A) underextension. B) telegraphic speech. C) semantic slanting. D) overregularization.