tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post8786945109985441182..comments2023-12-10T16:30:24.965+00:00Comments on Max Atkinson's Blog: Gordon Brown's gaffe shows what Gail Jefferson meant by a 'sound formed error'Max Atkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06163447049027217653noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-53563733983197550292008-12-13T09:34:00.000+00:002008-12-13T09:34:00.000+00:00Ales - I think your suggestion is an interesting a...Ales - I think your suggestion is an interesting and plausible explanation. But you seem to be saying that there was only one 'w', in which case my point would have been a lot weaker. The fact that there were four 'w' sounds in quick succession during the sentence leading to the gaffe makes it look very like the kinds of examples discussed in Jefferson's research.Max Atkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06163447049027217653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3553440626649035970.post-85692623038096979772008-12-12T10:48:00.000+00:002008-12-12T10:48:00.000+00:00What about this explanation.Our brain work as memo...What about this explanation.<BR/><BR/>Our brain work as memory-prediction machine; constantly search for matching incoming information with stored memory.<BR/><BR/>So when you start saying "save the ...." memory say "hey, i have this sentence already" and provide rest - "save the world" -, and release energy for something else.<BR/>How many times we heard throughout our lifes "save the world"? Milion times! In stories, history, movies ...<BR/>But how many times we heard "save the banks"? <BR/><BR/>I believe, rather, the first words in the sentence "save the ..." triggered the "save the world" as the only "w" is too short in this example ...<BR/><BR/>What do you think?<BR/><BR/>Ales VeselkaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com