Background Large-shared databases and automated language analyses allow for the
application of new data analysis techniques that can shed new light on the connected …

Purpose Auditory-perceptual assessment, in which trained listeners rate a large number of
perceptual features of speech samples, is the gold standard for the differential diagnosis of …

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

Background Despite its importance, in‐depth analysis of connected speech is often
neglected in the diagnosis of primary progressive aphasia (PPA)–especially for the …

Background: The importance of connected speech analysis in the diagnosis and further
classification of primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is becoming apparent. However …

Background: AphasiaBank is a collaborative project whose goal is to develop an archival
database of the discourse of individuals with aphasia. Along with databases on first …

Purpose This study evaluates how proposition density can differentiate between persons
with aphasia (PWA) and individuals in a control group, as well as among subtypes of …

Purpose Spontaneous speech tasks are critically important for characterizing spoken
language production deficits in aphasia and for assessing the impact of therapy. The utility of …

AphasiaBank has used a standardized protocol to collect narrative, procedural, personal,
and descriptive discourse from 290 persons with aphasia, as well as 190 control …

Purpose This study examined discourse characteristics of individuals with aphasia who
scored at or above the 93.8 cutoff on the Aphasia Quotient subtests of the Western Aphasia …