This article examines how a man able to speak only three words because of a severe stroke
is nonetheless able to act as a competent speaker, indeed position himself as the teller of a …

Deixis is a linguistic tool derived from the Greek word for 'pointing'that handles reference in
relation to the immediate communicative context. This study investigated the uses of deictic …

Background: Severity of and change in aphasia may be indexed by a language impairment
measure or a functional communication measure, including assessment of pragmatic …

Although it is common for descriptions of communication ability in people with right
hemisphere brain damage (RHBD) to include discourse deficits that affect pragmatic …

Background: The assessment and rehabilitation of acquired neurogenic communication
disorders rarely involves a systematic analysis of gesture use. The right cerebral …

In this paper, I explore the relationship between Relevance Theory and Jaszczolt's Default
Semantics, framing this debate within the picture of massive modularity tempered by the …

Purpose Right-hemisphere brain damage (RHD) can affect pragmatic aspects of
communication that may contribute to an impaired ability to gather information. Questions …

BACKGROUND: Neurogenic stuttering (NS) is the most frequently occurring acquired form
of stuttering in children and adults. This form of stuttering is primarily caused by neurological …

In a study of the discourse of 100 people with Alzheimer's disease treated for 12 months with
donepezil, we observed that, as a group, they used a form of tag, described here as a self …

Purpose. Carers and health professionals who work with people with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are reported to think that the communication skills of people …