The Variation of Tip-of-the-Tongue experiences in different word types

Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Mannheim (Anglistisches Seminar), course: Language and Aging, language: English, abstract: “What is it called?!” “I know what you mean, it lies at the tip of my tongue...I just cannot think of it!” – Expressions like these are used quite frequently in our everyday lives....