Representation and processing of grammatical gender in language production: A review

The article reviews recent empirical evidence on the representation and pro cessing of grammatical gender in language production. The evidence comes fr om experimental studies on error-free production, studies on the tip-of-the tongue phenomenon, and studies on naturally occurring or experimentally el icited speech errors. Relating these studies to current models of language language production does riot yield one completely consistent picture. Howe ver, the emerging picture puts Some important constraints on models of lang uage production.