Question

The phenomenon where 'missed hotel' is pronounced as 'hissed motel' is known as \(\underline{\hspace{2cm}}\)

• A. Agrammatism
• B. Wernicke's aphasia
• C. Spoonerism
• D. Malapropism

Hint:

Remember: Spoonerism = sound swap (e.g., "better Nate than lever" for "better late than never").

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

 

Step 1: Definition.
Spoonerism is a speech error in which corresponding consonants, vowels, or morphemes are switched between two words in a phrase.

Step 2: Apply to the example.
"missed hotel" $\Rightarrow$ "hissed motel" shows an exchange of initial sounds (the /m/ and /h/ sounds are swapped). This is a classic case of spoonerism.

Step 3: Rule out other options.

• Agrammatism — omission of function words, not sound swapping. 
• Wernicke's aphasia — language disorder with fluent but nonsensical speech, not sound swapping.  
• Malapropism — misuse of a similar-sounding but incorrect word (e.g., "affluence" instead of "influence"), not sound exchange. 

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