> > I am a writer based in Austin, Texas, who is working on a book about
> > verbal blundering, including speech slips and speech disfluencies. I
> > wonder if you can help me find early recorded examples of these
> > features of spoken language, including:
> > uh, um, and other filled pauses repeated words ("I went went to the
> > store") restarted sentences ("The main thing is -- Look at it this
> > way...") stuttering (both by "normal" speakers and by people who
> > stutter) silent pauses (not for effect, but because the speaker is
> > looking for a word)
Interesting post, eh?!
...stevenc
:-)
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