Journal of Advances in Linguistics and English Teaching (JALET)
Vol. 1 No. 2 (2025): July-December 2025

Mental Lexicon and Memory Access: How Vocabulary is Stored in the Mind

Citra Tiurnida Panggabean (Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Mandailing Natal)
Muhammad Hasyimsyah Batubara (Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Negeri Mandailing Natal)



Article Info

Publish Date
22 Dec 2025

Abstract

This research aims to examine the structure and access of the mental lexicon in human memory through the psycholinguistic approach. The current study utilizes the qualitative descriptive approach by conducting a systematic literature review. The result shows that the access of the lexical knowledge is not constant, considering the frequency of the word, the contextual cue, and the meaning relationship, because it affects the language comprehension and production. The result also shows that the mental lexicon is hierarchically organized for effective lexical retrieval when people use language. This article concludes that the knowledge of the structure and the access of the mental lexicon is very significant for language acquisition processes and for the analysis of language disorders, including aphasia and dyslexia.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jalet

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Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media Social Sciences

Description

Focus It focuses on cutting-edge research in the fields of linguistics and English language teaching, particularly studies that bridge theoretical insights with practical applications in diverse educational contexts. The journal encourages submissions that explore innovative teaching methodologies, ...