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What Happens to Topics and Conversations When People with Aphasia Have Time to Repair Their Speaking Turns? A Systematic, Functional Investigation
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Brent Archer; Marion C. Leaman; Zaneta Mok – Topics in Language Disorders, 2024
People with aphasia may produce speech errors or pauses during speaking turns. A communication partner may choose to guess the person's intended meaning, or may allow the person time to repair their turns (i.e., edited turns). The aim of this study was to understand the topic-related effects that occur when speakers without aphasia allow their…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Interpersonal Communication, Dialogs (Language), Speech Communication
Why Stuttering Occurs: The Role of Cognitive Conflict and Control
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Usler, Evan R. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2022
The purpose of this article is to provide a theoretical account of the experience of stuttering that incorporates previous explanations and recent experimental findings. According to this account, stuttering-like disfluencies emerge during early childhood from excessive detection of cognitive conflict due to subtle limitations in speech and…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Conflict, Cognitive Processes, Speech Communication
Using Discourse Structure Analysis to Understand Communication Profiles of Members with Severe and Mild Aphasia in Facilitated Conversation Groups
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Eleanor Gulick; Brent Archer; Marion C. Leaman – Topics in Language Disorders, 2024
To support improved understanding of interaction among the heterogeneous people with aphasia who attend facilitated conversation groups we applied discourse structure analysis (DSA). We focused on group members with mild and severe aphasia. We identified the function of each communicative move, an utterance unit core to DSA, individuals made in…
Descriptors: Aphasia, Severe Disabilities, Mild Disabilities, Dialogs (Language)
Linguistic Aspects of Stuttering: Research Updates on the Language-Fluency Interface
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Brundage, Shelley B.; Bernstein Ratner, Nan – Topics in Language Disorders, 2022
Purpose: Although commonly defined as a speech disorder, stuttering interacts with the language production system in important ways. Our purpose is to summarize research findings on linguistic variables that influence stuttering assessment and treatment. Method and Results: Numerous topics are summarized. First, we review research that has…
Descriptors: Stuttering, Language Fluency, Speech Communication, Language Processing
Predicting Cognitive Impairment in Cerebrovascular Disease Using Spoken Discourse Production
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Roberts, Angela; Aveni, Katharine; Basque, Shalane; Orange, Joseph B.; McLaughlin, Paula; Ramirez, Joel; Troyer, Angela K.; Gutierrez, Stephanie; Chen, Angie; Bartha, Robert; Binns, Malcolm A.; Black, Sandra E.; Casaubon, Leanne K.; Dowlatshahi, Dar; Hassan, Ayman; Kwan, Donna; Levine, Brian; Mandzia, Jennifer; Sahlas, Demetrios J.; Scott, Christopher J. M.; Strother, Stephen; Sunderland, Kelly M.; Symons, Sean; Swartz, Richard – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Purpose: Dementia due to cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is common. Detecting early cognitive decline in CVD is critical because addressing risk factors may slow or prevent dementia. This study used a multidomain discourse analysis approach to determine the spoken language signature of CVD-related cognitive impairment. Method: Spoken language and…
Descriptors: Prediction, Discourse Analysis, Language Impairments, Dementia
Personalized Early AAC Intervention to Build Language and Literacy Skills: A Case Study of a 3-Year-Old with Complex Communication Needs
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Light, Janice; Barwise, Allison; Gardner, Ann Marie; Flynn, Molly – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Personalized augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention refers to an approach in which intervention is tailored to the individual's needs and skills, the needs and priorities of the individual's family and other social environments, the evidence base, and the individual's response to intervention. This approach is especially…
Descriptors: Literacy, Language Acquisition, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Case Studies
Making Sense of Right Hemisphere Discourse Using RHDBank
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Minga, Jamila; Johnson, Melissa; Blake, Margaret Lehman; Fromm, Davida; MacWhinney, Brian – Topics in Language Disorders, 2021
Purpose: Right hemisphere brain damage (RHD) commonly causes pragmatic language disorders that are apparent in discourse production. Specific characteristics and approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of these disorders are not well-defined. RHDBank, a shared database of multimedia interactions for the study of communication using…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Databases, Pragmatics, Language Impairments