Human Growth and Development / Unit 5 HGD 0637 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Overregularization
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The idea
Overregularization is applying a grammar rule to words that are exceptions, as when a child says "I runned" or "we goed."
In practice
A preschooler telling a story full of runned, goed and mouses before mastering the exceptions.
Where people slip
The misconception is that this is a step backward. It shows the child has learned a rule and is applying it.
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