Language production Psycholinguistics

language production concerns how people produce language, either in written or spoken form, in way conveys meanings comprehensible others. 1 of effective ways explain way people represent meanings using rule-governed languages observing , analyzing instances of speech errors. include speech dysfluencies false starts, repetition, reformulation , constant pauses in between words or sentences; also, slips of tongue, blendings, substitutions, exchanges (e.g. spoonerism), , various pronunciation errors. these speech errors yield significant implication on language production, in reflect that:

it useful differentiate between 3 separate phases of production: conceptualization (determining say), formulation (translating intention linguistic form), , execution (the detailed articulatory planning , articulation itself). psycholinguistic research has largely concerned study formulation phase of conceptualization largely remains elusive , mysterious period of development.

for models of speech production, see psycholinguistics/models of speech production.