Similar cases such as Malapropism

Malapropism is regarded as a speech error (slip of the tongue or misspeaking) and it is a deviation from the intended form of an utterance (a small unit of speech). This could be done unintentional, or intentional. The latter one is to invoke the laughter of the audience, such as puns and wordplays. Within the field of psycholinguistics, these errors are categorized in Language production. This is a list of the Psycholinguistic classification of speech errors.

 

Addition

An addition added linguistic material.

Target: We

Error: We and I

 

Anticipation

A later segment takes the place of an early segment

Target: Reading list

Error: Leading list

 

Blends

Blends are a subcategory of lexical selection errors. More items are considered during speech production. The end result is an unintended fusion of the two words.

Target: Person/people

Error: Perple

 

Deletions

Deletions or omission leave some linguistic material.

Target: Unanimity of opinion

Error: Unamity of opinion

 

Exchange

Exchanges are double shifts. Two linguistic units change places

Target: Getting your nose remodeled

Error: Getting your model renosed

 

Lexical selection error

The speaker has “problems with selecting with the correct word”.

Target: Tennis racquet

Error: Tennis bat

 

Metathesis

“Switching of two sounds, each taking the place the other

Target: Pus pocket

Error: Pos Pucket

 

Morpheme-exchange error

Morphemes change places

Target: He has already packed two trunks

Error: He has already packs to trunked

 

Morpheme stranding

Morphemes remain in place but are attached to the wrong words

Target: He has already packed two trunks

Error: He has already trunked to packs

 

Omission

Deletion of entire words

Target: She can’t tell me

Error: She can tell me

 

Perseveration

“An earlier segment replaces a later item.”

Target: Black Boxes

Error: Black Bloxes

 

Shift

“One speech segment disappears from its appropriate location and appears somewhere else.

Target: she decides to hit it.

Error: she decide to hits it.

 

Sound exchange error

Two sounds switch places

Target: Night life

Error: Knife light

 

Spoonerism

Spoonerism is a form of metathesis.it is about switching of initial sounds of two separate words. It is named after Wiliam Spooner, who used a lot of spoonerisms.

Target: I saw you light a fire

Error: I saw you fight a liar

 

Substitution

One segment is replaced by an intruder. The source of the intrusion is no in the sentence

Target: Where is my tennis racquet?

Error: Where is my tennis bat?

 

Word-exchange error

A word-exchange error is a subcategory of lexical selection errors. Two words are switched.

Target: I must let the cat out of the house

Error: I must let the house of the cat.

 

References

Fay, D., and Cutler, A. (1977) Malapropisms and the Structure of the Mental Lexicon   

Zwicky, A.M. Classical-Malapropisms

Wikipedia