Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), previously known as Specific Language
Impairment (SLI), is a common developmental disorder that affects both preschool and …

Background Despite the clinical importance of assessing the efficiency and accuracy of
fluency in terms of content words production during connected speech, assessments based …

Although limited and reduced connected speech production is one, if not the most,
prominent feature of aphasia, few studies have examined the properties of content words …

Purpose: Evidence has shown that group conversation treatment may improve
communication and reduce social isolation for people with aphasia. However, little is known …

Monologic spoken discourse allows us to evaluate every day speech while retaining some
experimental constraint. It also has clinical relevance, providing cognitive-linguistic …

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental spectrum condition which is characterised by
many kinds of pragmatic communication features. The features vary individually, but usually …

The aim of this study was to characterize the oral discourse of CBS patients and to verify
whether measures obtained during a semi-spontaneous speech production could …

Purpose: Main concept (MC) analysis is a well-documented method of discourse analysis in
adults with and without brain injury. This study aims to develop a MC checklist that is …

Purpose: Narrative is the dominant focus of traditional standardised discourse assessment,
yet the complex discourse needs of adolescence has led to increased interest in profiling …

Background People with aphasia (PWA) typically exhibit deficits in spoken discourse.
Discourse analysis is the gold standard approach to assess language deficits beyond …