ABSTRACT
The question that forms the backdrop of most of the work reported in this book is the following: Can the results of experimental research into normal language production, and the models based on these results, help us understand language pathology? In this concluding chapter we put this question center stage, and try to determine to what extent the empirical contributions in this volume shed light on this issue. In doing so, we also discuss a handful of issues that appear to be in need of further attention. The question just posed has a mirror image, which can be formulated as follows: Can the study of language pathology help us gain a better insight into the (neuro)cognitive architecture underlying normal language production? We address this question as well. Particularly, we point out a number of issues in the domain of phonological encoding and monitoring that the study of language pathology appears to put in a new light.
