Overregularization occurs because children:

tend to regress briefly before progressing to new forms of language.
have no understanding of past, present, and future.
assume that the language is less regular than it actually is.
assume their language always follows the rules they have learned thus far.


assume their language always follows the rules they have learned thus far.

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