Two-year-old Katya has a vocabulary that includes the word kitty.When she goes to a zoo for the first time,she refers to all four-legged animals with tails as "kitty." Kim's behaviour provides an example of:
A)overextension.
B)underextension.
C)telegraphic speech.
D)the holophrase hypothesis.

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This is an example of overextension, where a child uses a word in a broader context than its actual meaning. In this case, Katya is extending the meaning of "kitty" to include all four-legged animals with tails, rather than just domestic cats.

Two-Year-Old Katya Has a Vocabulary That Includes the Word Kitty