CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated that microlinguistic processes contribute to the maintenance of global coherence in stories told by adults with aphasia. For the aphasia group, percent of information units conveyed and lexical diversity were significant predictors of maintenance of global coherence for stories told. For the control group, percent of information units conveyed was a significant predictor of maintenance of global coherence for stories told. OUTCOMES AND RESULTS: Several linear regression models were carried out to investigate the relationship among the microlinguistic and macrolinguistic measures. The discourse samples were transcribed and then analyzed for percent of information units produced, lexical diversity, syntactic complexity, and maintenance of global coherence. Study participants told stories conveyed in wordless picture books. METHOD AND PROCEDURES: Participants included 15 adults with aphasia (PWA) and 15 healthy controls (HC). The term, as used in sections 674(c) and 675(3), means any nonadverse party who is the grantor's spouse if living with the grantor the grantor's father, mother, issue, brother or sister an employee of the grantor a corporation or any employee of a corporation in which the stock holdings of the grantor and the trust are. AIMS: The aim of the study was to determine if microlinguistic processes contribute to maintenance of global coherence in adults with and without aphasia. Section 672(c) defines the term related or subordinate party.
Adults with aphasia may present with impaired maintenance of global coherence, which, in turn, may contribute to their difficulties in overall communicative competence. Coherence is one aspect of discourse and is a reflection of the listener's ability to interpret the overall meaning conveyed by the speaker. BACKGROUND: Discourse is a naturally occurring, dynamic form of communication.
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