ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-CORE-239-066 · ATLAS 251

Slip of the tongue

An unintended deviation in speech production through transposition, substitution, or anticipation.

Explanation

An unintended deviation in speech production through transposition, substitution, or anticipation. It makes hidden planning steps of speech audible in an error.

Example

She says par instead of far and immediately corrects herself.

Counterexample

Merely mentioning “Slip of the tongue” without the described function is not a sufficient example.

Distinction

Do not equate it with a narrower subtype or a merely adjacent concept; the defining function is decisive.

Effect on thought and perception

It makes hidden planning steps of speech audible in an error.

Resonance

In the atlas, Slip of the tongue forms a node joined by 2 previously unresolved reference lines.

Etymology

Technical core term; individual etymological review pending

Provenance

Unresolved relation network → second core-concept review → Metzler/HWRh cross-check → ATLAS 239

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Slip of the tongue“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-239-066. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-239-066

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