Underextension

= Definition: = Underextension is the restricting of the use of the word to only a few, rather than to all, members of a class of objects. Gen Psych Chapter 8, pp.259

= Examples: =

When a child learns that the family poodle is a 'doggie', but does not consider the neighbor's German Shepherd to be one.

Have you ever known someone who said that 'Kelsey' doesn't have blond hair because 'Alex' has blond hair, and 'Kelsey's' hair is a different shade?

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