Short-term memory, working memory, and their importance in language processing

被引:23
作者
Cowan, N
机构
[1] Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
关键词
articulatory loop; central executive; language impairment; language processing; phonological processing; short-term memory; working memory;
D O I
10.1097/00011363-199611000-00003
中图分类号
H0 [语言学];
学科分类号
030303 ; 0501 ; 050102 ;
摘要
This article reviews the concepts of short-term memory and working memory as they are applied in contemporary cognitive psychology. Such concepts are shown to be highly relevant to language processing and language impairments. Some unresolved theoretical issues in the study of short-term and working memory are described with an emphasis on the potential ramifications of these unresolved issues for an understanding of language processing.
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