One tool infants use to overcome the immediate reference problem is
A) refraction.
B) induction.
C) reduction.
D) deduction.
Question 2
When Padraig points to a bowl of soup and says soup, his infant son Reid doesn't know if that word refers to the bowl, the contents of the bowl, the plate under the bowl, or the spoon in the bowl. Reid is dealing with what linguists call the
A) over- and under-extension problem.
B) immediate reference problem.
C) linguistic relativity problem.
D) deferred accommodation problem.