Abstract
This study investigated whether there was a relationship between verbal working memory capacity and speech production in the genre of live reportage. The participants were 16 students oh the Lomonosov Moscow State University. Participants' working memory capacity was assessed by means of the speaking span test [12]. Speech production was elicited by means of the “Pears Film” by W. Chafe [2]. Three aspects of speech production were assessed: continuity of the reportage, speech rate, and lexical diversity. Statistical analyses revealed that working memory capacity correlates positively with speech rate and lexical diversity, as predicted, and negatively with continuity of the reportage, contrary to predictions.
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