Memoria di lavoro, chunks e Lexical Approach: alcune possibili convergenze

Working memory is one of the most investigated topics in cognitive psychology and neuropsychology since it plays a key role architecture human system. Reasoning, problem solving, learning would be not possible without contribution working memory. deeply involved linguistic processes essential activities such as reading. Recent scientific research, especially Anglo-Saxon context, has begun to investigate played by only L1, but also acquisition L2. Nevertheless, overview Italian language education still presents lack adequate literature on important implications activity both for theories practices teaching. This paper goal identify some convergences between – phonological loop theoretical-practical system Lexical Approach proposed Lewis (1993; 1997). In this latter, specific attention paid structure lexical chunks which are, according Lewis, fundamental element nature lexicon collocations.