LANGUAGE AND SPEECH BIOGRAPHY AS ONE OF THE FACTORS FORMING A LANGUAGE PERSONALITY AND MENTAL LEXICON

The article is devoted to the study of the organization of the mental lexicon of a language personality. This research focuses on finding answers to the questions: are there stable correlations between a person’s language / speech biography and the characteristics of the systemic connections of words in his or her mental lexicon? Purpose. The aim of this article is to present a number of arguments in favor of the validity of the hypothesis that one of the factors affecting the speech production of an individual (his or her language personality), and, consequently, the structure and content of the mental lexicon, is language and speech biography. Methodology. The main methods used in the study include a structured interview method, elements of qualitative-quantitative calculations and a descriptive method. Results. It was found out that language and speech biography is one of the factors affecting a person’s speech production (his or her language personality), and since the verbal-semantic level of a language personality is represented in the mental lexicon, its structure and content also depend on speech and language biography. Therefore, knowledge of language and speech biography helps to determine what words can be in the core of the mental lexicon. Practical implications. It is important to consider the obtained results during the rehabilitation of patients with aphasia – a speech disorder, since it will help to create an individual set of exercises for such patients, taking into account the characteristics of their language personality and language / speech biography