Measurement of communication ability at the discourse level holds promise for predicting
how well persons with stable (eg, stroke-induced), or progressive aphasia navigate …

Background Meaningful, varied, joyful conversation is an important therapy target for adults
with language or cognitive–communication disorders following acquired brain injury (ABI) …

Purpose This study evaluated interrater reliability (IRR) and test–retest stability (TRTS) of
seven linguistic measures (percent correct information units, relevance, subject–verb …

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

Background Difficulties in discourse production are common in post-stroke chronic aphasia.
Previous studies have found that speech and language therapy combined with transcranial …

Purpose Spoken discourse analysis is commonly employed in the assessment and
treatment of people living with aphasia, yet there is no standardization in assessment …

Purpose: This article reviews four discourse measures and examines whether they are
sensitive to impairments in people with both mild and severe aphasia. We also ask whether …

Background Previous findings have demonstrated the importance of discourse analysis in
post-stroke aphasia, as it allows for in-depth examination of language impairment and …

Purpose: The main aim of this study is to provide French Canadian reference data for
quantitative measures extracted from connected speech samples elicited by the Western …

Purpose: Generalization has been defined and instantiated in a variety of ways over the last
half-century, and this lack of consistency has created challenges for speech-language …