Purpose: A major barrier to the wider use of language sample analysis (LSA) is the fact that
transcription is very time intensive. Methods that can reduce the required time and effort …

Background Right hemisphere communication disorders are neither consistently labelled
nor adequately defined. Labels associated with right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) are …

Abstract Ali Panahi and Hassan Mohebbi systematically reviewed Brian MacWhinney's 55
years of research and publication in language education and psychology. The study was …

Purpose: Examining discourse after right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) can provide
invaluable clinical data and insight into functional communication capabilities. Yet, clinicians …

Purpose: Atypical pragmatic language can impede quality health care access. Right
hemisphere brain damage (RHD) results in changes in pragmatic language use; however …

Purpose: The chronicity of spatial neglect (SN) and the utility of existing diagnostic measures
used by speech-language pathologists remain poorly understood. In this retrospective study …

Purpose: Diagnosis of language impairments after stroke is important to optimizing stroke
outcomes. After right hemisphere brain damage (RHD), apragmatism can impact the …

Our purpose is to highlight the contributions of TalkBank initiatives to improved
understanding of clinical impairments in adult and child speakers and examine remaining …

Major advances in computer power and new technologies in machine learning have made it
possible to study large corpora of language with increased efficiency and reliability. Manual …

Assessment and analysis of aphasic discourse (language beyond single, isolated sentences
used for a specific purpose) enable clinicians and researchers a comprehensive way of …