SLIP OF TONGUE

No. Type of slip of tongue Frequency

1. Shift -
2. Exchange -
3. Anticipation 1
4. Perseveration 1
5. Addition 5
6. Deletion 8
7. Substitution 10
8. Blend -
Total 25

Host: Kristen Welker (KW)

President: Donald Trump (DT)
Former Vice President: John Biden (JB)

Initia Type
Time Slip of Tongue Correction
l of Slip of Tongue
2:45 There is a spike Substitution Was (it referred
DT
to past activity)
DT 31:41 Your other rather made a fortune Preservation Brother
and...
DT 37:45 ... They were killing our steel indus... Deletion Industry
JB 37:52 ... there’s reason... Deletion A reason
JB 37:59 He don’t wanna talk about... Substitution Doesn’t
JB 38:33 ... the last thing he want to talk Substitution Wants
about.
JB 40:29 ...because here’s the re... I made it Deletion Reason
clear...
JB 40:40 ... militer military maneuvers Deletion Military
DT 43:43 Because Obamacare is no good Deletion Not
43:59 ... no matter how you ran it, it’s no Deletion Not
DT
good
DT 45:07 They have a 180 million plants... Addition Plans
48:25 how many of you home are Deletion ...at home
JB worried...
49:23 ... and he goes to Pennsylvania and Substitution Went and said.
DT he says... Those referred
to past
JB 50:11 ...unders unexpected billing... Addition Under
JB 54:01 It’s not knew Substitution New
56:42 but this these is guys will not help Addition Guy
JB them
56:42 but this these is guys will not help Addition Ommit these is
JB them
JB 59:40 ...to come to began with... Substitution Begin
 1:02:27 ... – except build cages to keep Substitution Built (it
children in. & hsppened in the
DT past)
Deletion ...keep the
children in.
1:03:26 we will take their name. Deletion Their is plural,
therefore it
DT
supposed to be
names.
JB 1:12:11 This is has all the care... Addition Ommit is
JB 1:16:05 I’ve been trying to change the since Substitution ...change it...
then...
JB 1:24:15 The fastest growing industry in Substitution Is, ommit are
America are is is is the electric...
1:27:32 ... numbers or the states.. statistics Anticipation The statistics.
that... The speaker has
anticipation the
sound /that/ at
DT
the beginning of
review in his
pronunciation of
statistics.
JB 1:28:07 He don’t understand this... Substitution Doesn’t
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Video 2: The First Presidential Debate

No. Type of slip of tongue Frequency

9. Shift -
10. Exchange 1
11. Anticipation -
12. Perseveration -
13. Addition 2
14. Deletion 4
15. Substitution 19
16. Blend -
Total 25

Host: Chris Wallace (CW)

President: Donald Trump (DT)
Former Vice President: John Biden (JB)

Initia Type
Time Slip of Tongue Correction
l of Slip of Tongue
09:03 ...for having insurance health Exchange Health
JB
insurance now. insurance
JB 09:05 ...if if they - if it goes into court... Substitution
10:10 ...they okay; justice ginnsburg Deletion They’re okay
DT
said very...
11:56 ...the 20 the 200 million the Substitution 200.000
JB
200.000...
16:15 Anyone who qualifies for Substitution Medicaid
JB
medicare... (medicaid)
DT 17:15 He don’t know how to do that Substitution He doesn’t
JB 17:52 Because his because he... Substitution Because he
JB 23:12 He even do not ask she to do... Substitution ...ask her
28:32 We have all the military Substitution Deliver
DT
delivers...
JB 30:11 ...their job don’t depend on him... Substitution doesn’t
JB 32:13 ...he’s just shush for a minute... Addition He, without is
DT 43:34 ...tax beca(?) before I came here... Deletion Because
JB 44:20 ...because him take... Substitution He takes
JB 55:24 ...because of cona... Deletion Corona (virus)
JB 55:35 ...this man this man is the is a... Substitution Is a...
DT 56:45 200 mil 250 millitary.... Deletion Millitary
1:00:20 ...in our military uh in our Substitution Our school
DT
schools.
JB 1:05:23 ...the police having the Substitution Has
opportunity...
CW 1:07:47 ...I asked her a question. Substitution Him (because
 the “her”
referred to Joe
Bidden)
JB 1:08:18 ...what he is keeps trying... Addition He keeps
JB 1:21:11 ...a economy... Substitution an
1:24:30 She made it up. Substitution He (Because
DT the pronoun
referred to JB)
JB 1:28:54 It don’t matter. Substitution Doesn’t
CW 1:31:48 ...cats that ballot... Substitution Catch
JB 1:33:19 If it don’t get in until the... Substitution Doesn’t
JB 1:34:13 Someone say that this is me... Substitution Says