Which of the following is an example of overregularization in language?
A) "I runned so fast."
B) "I always drink juice."
C) "Dada up."
D) "All gone juice."

Name: Which of the following is an example of overregularization in language? A) "I runned so fast." B) "I always drink juice." C) "Dada up." D) "All gone juice."
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Overregularization occurs when a regular rule of language is applied to an irregular word. In this case, "runned" is an overregularization of the irregular past tense verb "ran."

Which of the Following Is an Example of Overregularization in Language