Oversimplification Overgeneralisation Everyone thinks that … All over Europe … Basically, … It’s easy to see that … X never happens. At many points in history Cat (for cat, kitten, tom cat, tabby …) Hijos (Sp.) = children of parents (for parents’ children, children as opposed to adults, someone else’s children …) We all know … In the work of X, … Normally, … Whenever … Semantic / Lexical Taxonomy Over-extension Underextension