Background: Discourse is core to everyday communication and commonly impaired in
aphasia. Effective discourse production requires different skills at multiple linguistic levels …

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 …

Our intention was to use this clinical forum to start a dialogue regarding the multitude of
discourse outcome measures currently used in studies of aphasia. Based on the …

People with aphasia present with language impairments that extend to the realm of
discourse, which is defined as any language beyond a single utterance and includes …

This chapter focuses on discourse measures that can be analyzed with either no or minimal
transcription. For each measure, key research evidence, including availability of materials …

Dietz and Boyle ask if we have reached a tipping point in regard to systematizing discourse
measurement in aphasia research. We agree that research into aphasia and discourse has …

Spoken discourse analysis is commonly employed in the assessment and treatment of
people with aphasia (Brady et al., 2016; Bryant et al., 2016). However, there is no …

Background: Over the past few decades, clinical aphasiologists have increasingly included
various measures of discourse, across a variety of genres, to assess treatment effects and to …

Background Discourse is fundamental to everyday communication, and is an increasing
focus of clinical assessment, intervention and research. Aphasia can affect the information a …

The global interest in discourse within aphasiology is undisputed. Attention to holistic health
frameworks, to the interface between language and communication, to the pursuit of …