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Discourse Type and Elicitation Task Impact Language Sampling Outcomes
What is it about?
There's great diversity in the elicitation of language samples for clinical use. More attention has been on the manner in which the sample is coded than on how the manner in which the sample is elicited. Context matters and this study examined two specific contextual variables: discourse type (narrative vs. expository) and elicitation task (retell vs. generation).
Why is it important?
Because context matters, the discourse type and elicitation tasks can influence the quality and volume of the language sample, which leads to different clinical decisions. It is important to know the purpose of collecting a language sample and make a choice about the context in which the sample will be elicited so that clinicians have the best information to inform their decisions.