Answer: Overextension
When a child uses the word “doggie” as a reference for every animal they see __________ occurs.
The lexis and semantics differ and a speaker uses words suited for children ” doggie ” instead of “dog ” for example. The grammar is simpler repetitive with less use of verbs and adjectives. There is a greater use of one word utterances and the pragmatics uses supportive language like expansions and re-casting. Gricean maxims
Google had numerous references every one of which was derived from Wikipedia. Looking for “doggy style” I found numerous references unrelated to Wikipedia on both. I would be hard pressed to be convinced that this was not just a local invention or term used by some high schoolers in Nebraska that heard a rap song by Snoop-dog.
The domestic dog’s origin includes the dog’s genetic divergence from the wolf its domestication and its development into dog types and dog breeds.The dog is a member of the genus Canis which forms part of the wolf-like canids and was the first species and the only large carnivore to have been domesticated. Genetic studies comparing dogs with modern wolves show reciprocal monophyly …
Animal culture involves the current theory of cultural learning in non-human animals through socially transmitted behaviors.The question as to the existence of culture in non-human societies has been a contentious subject for decades largely due to the lack of a concise definition for the word “culture”. However many leading scientists agree on seeing culture as a process rather than an …
In linguistics reduplication is a morphological process in which the root or stem of a word (or part of it) or even the whole word is repeated exactly or with a slight change.. Reduplication is used in inflections to convey a grammatical function such as plurality intensification etc. and in lexical derivation to create new words. It is often used when a…
The lexis and semantics differ and a speaker uses words suited for children ” doggie ” instead of “dog ” for example. The grammar is simpler repetitive with less use of verbs and adjectives. There is a greater use of one word utterances and the pragmatics uses supportive language like expansions and re-casting. Gricean maxims
Google had numerous references every one of which was derived from Wikipedia. Looking for “doggy style” I found numerous references unrelated to Wikipedia on both. I would be hard pressed to be convinced that this was not just a local invention or term used by some high schoolers in Nebraska that heard a rap song by Snoop-dog.
The domestic dog’s origin includes the dog’s genetic divergence from the wolf its domestication and its development into dog types and dog breeds.The dog is a member of the genus Canis which forms part of the wolf-like canids and was the first species and the only large carnivore to have been domesticated. Genetic studies comparing dogs with modern wolves show reciprocal monophyly …
Animal culture involves the current theory of cultural learning in non-human animals through socially transmitted behaviors.The question as to the existence of culture in non-human societies has been a contentious subject for decades largely due to the lack of a concise definition for the word “culture”. However many leading scientists agree on seeing culture as a process rather than an …
In linguistics reduplication is a morphological process in which the root or stem of a word (or part of it) or even the whole word is repeated exactly or with a slight change.. Reduplication is used in inflections to convey a grammatical function such as plurality intensification etc. and in lexical derivation to create new words. It is often used when a…