Identification of meaning-a meaning to be conveyed is generated Selection of a syntactic structure-a syntactic outline of the sentence is constructed, with word slots specified Generation of information contour-the stress values of different word slots are assigned Insertion of content words- approriate nouns, verbs, and adjectives are retrieved from the lexicon and placed into word slots Formation of affixes and function words- function words(articles, conjunctions, prepositions), prefixes, and suffixes are added Specification of phonetic segments-the sentence is expressed in terms of phonetic segments, according to phonological rules ◆ Covert edi◆ 6 stages ⧫ Identification of meaning – a meaning to be conveyed is generated. ⧫ Selection of a syntactic structure – a syntactic outline of the sentence is constructed, with word slots specified. ⧫ Generation of information contour – the stress values of different word slots are assigned. ⧫ Insertion of content words – approriate nouns, verbs, and adjectives are retrieved from the lexicon and placed into word slots. ⧫ Formation of affixes and function words – function words (articles, conjunctions, prepositions), prefixes, and suffixes are added. ⧫ Specification of phonetic segments – the sentence is expressed in terms of phonetic segments, according to phonological rules. ⧫ Covert editting processes