Which of the following speech errors is NOT expected in natural languages? The items that are swapped are indicated in capitals. The intended phrase is tight-ly pack-ed.
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- tighKly paTed
- Pightly Tacked
- PACKly TIGHTed
- tightED packLY
The Correct Option is A
Solution and Explanation
In natural language production, speech errors usually involve the swapping of sounds, syllables, or morphemes of the same type (sound with sound, suffix with suffix, word with word). Such errors are constrained by linguistic structure.
Step 2: Analyze the options.
Options (B), (C), and (D) involve plausible exchanges such as word-level swaps or affix-level movements, which are commonly attested in speech error studies.
Option (A), however, involves an implausible cross-level swap that violates natural linguistic constraints and is therefore not expected in natural languages.
Step 3: Conclusion.
Hence, option (A) represents a speech error that is not expected in natural languages.
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