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The Language Production Model

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The Speech Production

Model
BY: WILLEM J. M. LEVELT
Who is Willem Levelt?
Willem Levelt, a Dutch linguist, developed an

integral model of speech production that

explains how humans generate language. This

model, known as the Levelt Speech Production

Model, is fundamental for psycholinguistics.

Contributions
Speaking: From Intention to Articulation (1989).

Lexical Access in Speech Production (1992).

Language in Mind: An Introduction to

Psycholinguistics (2001).
Speaking: From Intention
Key Components
to Articulation
It’s a book written by Willem Levelt,
published in 1989. It is a fundamental
work in psycholinguistics that
Lexicon:
explores the process of production of
Store of words
spoken language.
and their
properties.

What is SPM?
Concept Processor:
Selects and
organizes
information.
Describes the cognitive process
underlying spoken language Grammar:
production. This model aims to A set of rules for
explain how people plan, select, and combining words.
articulate words in real-time during
communication.
Features
1. 2. 3.

Modularity Interconnectedness Flexibility

4. 5.

Seriality Automation.
Structure of Language Production Model
1. Conceptualization: Select the concept or idea to 3. Articulation: Producing speech.
express.

4. Self-monitoring: While we speak, we


2. Formulation: Create a grammatical structure to monitor our own speech.If errors are
express the concept. detected, we can correct ourselves in real-
2.1. Lemmatization time.
2.2 Grammatical structuring

2.3. Phonological
Example of the Speech Production Model
Thinking of an idea (Conceptualization): You’re hungry and have
the thought, "I feel like eating pizza." This is the general idea you
want to communicate, but you haven’t picked the words yet.

Choosing the right words (Formulation):

Lexical selection: Your brain selects the specific words, like "I,"
"want," and "pizza," that will express your thought clearly.

Grammatical structuring: You arrange the words in the correct


order to make a proper sentence: "I want pizza."

Phonological encoding: Our brain now prepares the sounds


for each word. You get ready to say the sounds of /aɪ/, /wɒnt/,
and /ˈpiːtsə/.
Example of the Speech Production Model

Speaking (Articulation): You move your Checking for mistakes (Self-monitoring): As you
mouth, tongue, and vocal cords to speak, you hear yourself and notice if there’s any
actually say the words "I want pizza." mistake, like if you accidentally said "I want peas"
instead of "pizza" If you made a mistake, you
might stop and correct yourself.
Thanks for your
attention!

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