What term refers to an error that interferes with the comprehensibility of an utterance?

• A. Global error
• B. Pre-systemic error
• C. Mistake/slip
• D. Post-systemic error

Answer: (A)

Global error captures an error that affects the whole utterance, making the message hard to understand. When the sentence’s structure or order is disrupted across the entire clause, comprehensibility collapses, not just for a single word. This is different from a local error, which messes up only a small part and often leaves the overall meaning clear. The other terms describe slips or categories that don’t specifically target how much of the sentence becomes incomprehensible, so they don’t fit as well. So, when the goal is to identify errors that hinder overall understanding, the term that fits best is global error.