According to Levelt's (1989) model of speech production, two main processing stages are involved in generating a meaningful utterance. In the ________ stage, the speaker determines what he or she intends to express to the listener; in the ________ stage, word choices and the grammatical role that each word will play are determined.
A)microplanning; macroplanning
B)macroplanning; lemma
C)microplanning; lemma
D)macroplanning; microplanning

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Levelt's model of speech production involves two main processing stages: macroplanning and microplanning. In the macroplanning stage, the speaker determines what they intend to express to the listener (e.g. the topic, the main points they want to convey). In the microplanning stage, word choices and the grammatical role each word will play are determined (e.g. selecting specific words, determining sentence structure). Therefore, the correct option is D, macroplanning and microplanning. The other options (A, B, and C) either include incorrect terms or mix up the order of the processing stages.

According to Levelt's (1989) Model of Speech Production, Two Main