Roger Brown's (1958) Original Word game can go wrong because:
A) more than one word can apply to a referent, and one word can apply to several referents
B) caregivers typically name superordinate or subordinate terms, rather than basic-level terms, when speaking to children
C) some objects do not have obvious basic-level terms
D) caregivers tend to refer to a part of an object rather than the whole.

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The original Word game can go wrong because more than one word can apply to a referent and one word can apply to several referents, leading to confusion and incorrect identification of objects.

Roger Brown's (1958) Original Word Game Can Go Wrong Because