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Main Concept, Sequencing, And Story Grammar Analyses Of Cinderella Narratives In A Large Sample Of Persons With Aphasia, Jessica D. Richardson, Sarah Grace Dalton, Kathryn J. Greenslade, Adam Jacks, Katarina L. Haley, Janet Adams

Speech Pathology and Audiology Faculty Research and Publications

Recently, a multilevel analytic approach called Main Concept, Sequencing, and Story Grammar (MSSG) was presented along with preliminary normative information. MSSG analyses leverage the strong psychometrics and rich procedural knowledge of both main concept analysis and story grammar component coding, complementing it with easy-to-obtain sequencing information for a rich understanding of discourse informativeness and macrostructure. This study is the next critical step for demonstrating the clinical usefulness of MSSG’s six variables (main concept composite, sequencing, main concept+sequencing, essential story grammar components, total episodic components, and episodic complexity) for persons with aphasia (PWAs). We present descriptive statistical information for MSSG variables …