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Reem S. W. Alyahya – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: People with aphasia (PWA) typically exhibit deficits in spoken discourse. Discourse analysis is the gold standard approach to assess language deficits beyond sentence level. However, the available discourse assessment tools are biased towards English and European languages and Western culture. Additionally, there is a lack of consensus…
Descriptors: Arabic, Aphasia, Psychometrics, Test Construction
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Marcella Carragher; Zaneta Mok; Gillian Steel; Paul Conroy; Kathryn Pettigrove; Miranda L. Rose; Leanne Togher – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2024
Background: The complexity of communication presents challenges for clinical assessment, outcome measurement and intervention for people with acquired brain injury. For the purposes of assessment or treatment, this complexity is usually managed by isolating specific linguistic functions or speech acts from the interactional context. Separating…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Speech Acts, Head Injuries, Neurological Impairments