English 615: Modern English Linguistics
summer, 2009
Categorization Practice
Can you correctly categorize these utterances? Some are slips of the tongue and some are not. If they are slips, categorize them.
If they are not, just indicate that.
- 1. Utterance: WordGirl was born on the planet Plexicon.
Target: WordGirl was born on the planet Lexicon.
- 2. Utterance: She was adopted by Sim and Sally Botsford.
Target: she was adopted by Tim and Sally Botsford.
- 3.Utterance: WordGirl uses her great vocabulary to fend off villages such as Granny May, The Butcher, Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy and Dr. Two-Brains.
Target: WordGirl uses her great vocabulary to fend off villains such as Granny May, The Butcher, Chuck the Evil Sandwich Making Guy and Dr. Two-Brains.
- 4.Utterance:
She and Captain Huggy Face use their crash spaceshipped as a secret hideout.
Target: She and Captain Huggyface use their crashed spaceship as a secret hideout.
- 5.Utterance: She has to face Lady Redundant Roman.
Target: She has to face Lady Redundant Woman.
- 6. Utterance: WordGirl is uh really cool.
Target: WordGirl is really cool.
- 7.Utterance: WordGirl meets the Butcher, master of meat and mangler of words, and tries to prevent him from robbing a grocery store.
Target: WordGirl meets the Butcher, master of meat and mangler of words, and tries to prevent him from robbing a bank.
- 8. Utterance: There ain't nobody who can beat WordGirl.
Target: there isn't anybody who can beat WordGirl.
- 9.Utterance: Word Girl and Captain Huggy Face /dIsejdId/ to pay a visit to Professor Steven Boxleitner.
Target: word Girl and Captain Huggy Face decided to pay a visit to Professor Steven Boxleitner.
- 10.Utterance: In a lab experiment that goes horribly wrong, the Butcher accidentally fuses his mind with that of his vicious lab mouse named Squeaky (who
pushed a button marked "Holy Cow! Don't Press This Button!")...
Target: In a lab experiment that goes horribly wrong, Professor Steven Boxleitner accidentally fuses his mind with that of his vicious lab mouse named Squeaky (who
pushed a button marked "Holy Cow! Don't Press This Button!") a...
- 11.Utterance: WordGirl pays a visit to Professor Steven Boxleitner (author of the book Superheroes and You: A Practical Guide) to figuring out a way to stop the vicious Vutcher.
Target: WordGirl pays a visit to Professor Steven Boxleitner (author of the book Superheroes and You: A Practical Guide) to figuring out a way to stop the vicious Butcher.
- 12.Utterance:
Unfortunately, WordGirl's little brother TJ (unaware of her secret true identity) thinks WordGirl is "like so like dreamy!"
Target: Unfortunately, WordGirl's little brother TJ (unaware of her secret true identity) thinks WordGirl is "... dreamy!"
- 13.Utterance:
A new villain’s in town! Granny May and her timid (and enormous) grandson Eugene rob an armored car in droad baylight.
Target: A new villain’s in town! Granny May and her timid (and enormous) grandson Eugene rob an armored car in broad daylight.
- 14.Utterance:
After destroying a giant, rampaging robot as WordGirl, TJ returns home to find that she has an unexpected playdate with Theodore MacCallister III.
Target:
After destroying a giant, rampaging robot as WordGirl, Becky returns home to find that she has an unexpected playdate with Theodore MacCallister III.
- 15.Utterance:
When Becky discovers that Theodore is actually “Tobey,” the misnicious genius behind the giant robot’s rampage, she risks revealing her secret identity.
Target 1:
When Becky discovers that Theodore is actually “Tobey,” the mischievous genius behind the giant robot’s rampage, she risks revealing her secret identity.
Target 2:
When Becky discovers that Theodore is actually “Tobey,” the pernicious genius behind the giant robot’s rampage, she risks revealing her secret identity.
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for the correct categorizations.
(For more about Word Girl, go to
PBS Kids).
This text modified from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WordGirl