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So this question is asking us, how could grammatical errors actually be indicative of language acquisition and children? so what this question is basically getting at is our understanding of overgeneralization.
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And to put it simply, overgeneralization is our answer.
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So overgeneralization, you're going to get really sick and tired of hearing how you say this, refers more generally to a linguistic slash grammar mistake.
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That's kind of the gist of what overgeneralization is.
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What happens in overgeneralization is that a grammatical rule, so say a language rule, is applied to an exception.
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And this is mainly seen within children in the process.
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Of language acquisition and where they'll take what is a language rule and then they'll apply it across the board, even if it includes exceptions to that rule.
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So the easiest example of this is the plural add -s rule...