Publisher Summary Many of the broad models of cognitive aging are simply too general to
account for the diverse range of data. General slowing cannot readily account for processing
asymmetries in lexical processing or for differences in outcomes within single tasks. An
understanding of the effects of normal aging on language processing requires attention to a
complex interaction of processes, from low-level sensory deficits that can affect high-level
discourse processes to vice versa. The current models of cognitive aging have typically�…