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Record 1 2019-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symbolism and Psychology of Language
DEF

A slip of the pen.

CONT

Freud's claim was that writing errors result when unconscious impulses attach themselves to, and interfere with, conscious intentions.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symbolique et psychologie du langage
DEF

Erreur involontaire d'écriture, que l'on peut rapprocher de l'erreur typographique [...]

Spanish

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