Precision of phonological errors in aphasia supports resource models of phonological working memory in language production

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Abstract

Working memory (WM) is critical for many cognitive functions including language production. A key feature of WM is its capacity limitation. Two models have been proposed to account for such capacity limitation: slot models and resource models. In recent years, resource models have found support in both visual and auditory perception, but do they also extend to production? We investigate this by analyzing sublexical errors from four individuals with aphasia. Using tools from computational linguistics, we first define the concept of “precision” of sublexical errors. We then demonstrate that such precision decreases with increased working memory load, i.e., word length, as predicted by resource models. Finally, we rule out alternative accounts of this effect, such as articulatory simplification. These data provide the first evidence for the applicability of the resource model to production and further point to the generalizability of this account as a model of resource division in WM.

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Black, J., & Nozari, N. (2023). Precision of phonological errors in aphasia supports resource models of phonological working memory in language production. Cognitive Neuropsychology, 40(1), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2023.2206012

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