Assessing language in unstructured conversation in people with aphasia: Methods, psychometric integrity, normative data, and comparison to a structured narrative …

MC Leaman, LA Edmonds - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose This study evaluated interrater reliability (IRR) and test–retest stability (TRTS) of
seven linguistic measures (percent correct information units, relevance, subject–verb …

An integrative analysis of spontaneous storytelling discourse in aphasia: Relationship with listeners' rating and prediction of severity and fluency status of aphasia

APH Kong, CWY Wong - American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 2018 - ASHA
Purpose This study investigated which of the three analytic approaches of oral discourse,
including linguistically based measures, proposition-based measures, and story grammar …

Discourse characteristics in aphasia beyond the Western Aphasia Battery cutoff

D Fromm, M Forbes, A Holland, SG Dalton… - American Journal of …, 2017 - ASHA
Purpose This study examined discourse characteristics of individuals with aphasia who
scored at or above the 93.8 cutoff on the Aphasia Quotient subtests of the Western Aphasia …

Analyzing language in the picnic scene picture and in conversation: The type of discourse sample we choose influences findings in people with aphasia

MC Leaman, LA Edmonds - American Journal of Speech-Language …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: People with aphasia express that improved conversational discourse is a primary
rehabilitation goal. Discourse is usually assessed using monologue, such as a picture …

Test–retest reliability of microlinguistic information derived from spoken discourse in persons with chronic aphasia

BC Stark, JM Alexander, A Hittson, A Doub… - Journal of Speech …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to characterize test–retest reliability of discourse
measures across a battery of common tasks in individuals with aphasia and prospectively …

“Better but no cigar”: Persons with aphasia speak about their speech

D Fromm, A Holland, E Armstrong, M Forbes… - Aphasiology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background: This study examined responses of persons with aphasia (PWAs) to a general
question about their speech. Aims: The goal was to describe their evaluative responses as …

Standardizing assessment of spoken discourse in aphasia: A working group with deliverables

BC Stark, M Dutta, LL Murray, L Bryant, D Fromm… - American Journal of …, 2021 - ASHA
Purpose The heterogeneous nature of measures, methods, and analyses reported in the
aphasia spoken discourse literature precludes comparison of outcomes across studies (eg …

Narrative comprehension by people with aphasia given single versus combined modality presentation

SE Wallace, K Knollman-Porter, JA Brown, K Hux - Aphasiology, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: People with aphasia experience comprehension impairments that hinder
participation in daily activities. Presenting information through more than one modality may …

Enhancing the classification of aphasia: a statistical analysis using connected speech

D Fromm, J Greenhouse, M Pudil, Y Shi… - Aphasiology, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Large-shared databases and automated language analyses allow for the
application of new data analysis techniques that can shed new light on the connected …

[HTML][HTML] Discourse in aphasia: An introduction to current research and future directions

HH Wright - Aphasiology, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Discourse has been defined as any language that is “beyond the boundaries of isolated
sentences”(Ulatowska & Olness, 2004, p. 300) and “a set of utterances aimed at conveying a …