Background: Discourse abilities play an important role in the assessment, classification, and
therapy outcome evaluation of people with aphasia. Discourse production in aphasia has …

Background: This paper is the second in a two part series. In part I, we reviewed the concept
of “functionally relevant” and the strategies underlying identification of such vocabulary items …

Background: There has been increasing interest in ensuring that aphasia intervention
includes attention to the negotiation of a robust identity after the life-altering changes that …

This book provides a broad survey of historical and contemporary treatments of identity in
various branches of Applied Linguistics, identifying common themes and areas for future …

Purpose This clinical focus article provides an overview of the relationship between
narrative, identity, and social co-construction for persons with aphasia and of narrative …

Background Aphasia following cerebro-vascular accidents has been a primary source of
insight for models of language in the brain. However, deviant language patterns in aphasia …

Background: Aphasiologists are motivated to select “functional”,“relevant” and “useful” items
for use in therapy; yet the field lacks discussion on what is meant by these terms and how to …

Purpose Social models of aphasia rehabilitation emphasize the importance of supporting
identity renegotiation, which can be accomplished in part through personal narrative …

Purpose Individuals with mild aphasia often report significant disruption to their
communication despite seemingly minor impairment. This study explored this phenomenon …

Background: In recent years, there has been a shift in aphasia research interest from
analysis of monologues to conversational dialogues. However, where monologic research …