The complex process of constructing and delivering speech, often studied through "slips of the tongue" to reveal how our brains plan sentences before we speak.
This includes decoding (recognizing sounds or letters), parsing (analyzing sentence structure), and inference (using context to understand implied meaning). The Psychology of Language: From Data to Theory
Investigating how children learn their first language. Key debates include the Nativist Theory (innate "universal grammar") versus Behaviorist and Social Interactionist perspectives. The complex process of constructing and delivering speech,