ABSTRACT
Errors in word naming can reveal dysfunctions in the component processes of word reading. An abundance of regularization errors (e.g., naming PINT to rhyme with MINT) suggests an over-emphasis on sub-lexical spelling-sound correspondences relative to lexical knowledge. An abundance of lexicalization errors (e.g., naming WIFE as WHITE) suggests a malfunction in the influence of lexical knowledge. An abundance of positional errors (e.g., naming BROAD as BOARD) suggests a malfunction in the positioning of letters and/or sounds.
