Introduction

摘要

This is an exciting issue of Seminars in Speech and Language. It has several intersecting purposes and goals. First, although we have recognized for a long time the importance of studying discourse in aphasia and traumatic brain injury, it is not nearly so well studied in other neurogenic communication disorders. This issue makes clear that discourse issues are pertinent for the entire spectrum, from neuromotor disorders to dementia. The also extends methods for studying discourse in adult language, not only by providing some fresh perspectives on the matter, but also by offering some clinically efficient tools for its study.