Baddeley & Hitch’s model of working memory and its role in language comprehension - Abstract
There is much more going on in short-term memory than
simply storing information. Today we know that it is part of a
more complex system with a special and complex retention
system, which is in close collaboration with long-term memory
and consists of interacting subsystems [1]. This system
constitutes working memory; it is involved in a large part
of cognitive functions, and is responsible for the temporary
retention of information, but also its active handling [2]. A
multitude of positive correlations have been recorded between
comprehension tasks and working memory functions [3, 4], and
between phonological coding, central processing and auditory
language comprehension projects. [5]. In this way, the position
that underlines the function of understanding language is
strengthened, as a dynamic and active process of managing
representations at multiple levels, in which working memory of
limited spatiotemporal scope plays a key role [6]