Tiana has a small dog at home that she calls "doggie," but when she visits her aunt's house, she does not call her aunt's dog "doggie." Limiting the word "doggie" to only her own dog is an example of __________.

A. overextension
B. inflection
C. underextension
D. holophrasing


Answer: C

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