CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Overgeneralization Examples We may, for example, predict the outcome of something based on just one instance of it: After going on a job interview and finding out we didn’t get the job, we conclude we’ll never get a job (overgeneralizing) and feel hopeless about our career, leading to sadness and depression.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overregularization (overgeneralization) Overregularization is defined as the “application of a principle of regular change to a word that changes irregularly.” Examples of overregularization in verb use include using the word comed instead of came. Examples in noun use include using the word tooths instead of teeth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Overgeneralization is a phenomenon in which language learners-first, second, or additional-apply a rule or a pattern in a situation where it does not apply in the target language, resulting in a nonconventional form.

Detailed explanation-4: -Overregularization – Applying regular grammatical changes to irregular words. For example, using tooths instead of teeth.