One-year-old Norman walks up to his father Oliver and says "cookie." Oliver doesn't know if Norman is referring to the Cookie Monster,if he wants to eat a cookie,or if he wants to go to the bakery to get cookies.Norman's extended use of the word is called

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Holophrasis is a stage in language development where infants use one word to express complete thoughts or ideas. In this scenario, Norman using the word "cookie" could mean any one of those things, but he is using it as a complete expression of what he wants or needs. Proxemics refers to the study of space and how people use it, semantics refers to the meaning of language, and linguistic relativity refers to the idea that language affects the way we understand and perceive the world around us.

One-Year-Old Norman Walks Up to His Father Oliver and Says