Table 2:

Proportionate use of cohesive markers by type

Overall	Left Hemisphere	Right Hemisphere	U	Sig.
Conjunction	0.351 (0.236)	0.252 (0.204)	4073.5	**
Demonstrative	0.099 (0.156)	0.095 (0.175)	4846	n.s.
Personal	0.413 (0.263)	0.304 (0.238)	3788.5	**
Lexical	0.136 (0.211)	0.349 (0.272)	2637	**
Acute: < 1 week after stroke (N = 119)
Conjunction	0.360 (0.256)	0.219 (0.136)	988	*
Demonstrative	0.104 (0.144)	0.113 (0.180)	1272	n.s.
Personal	0.378 (0.274)	0.283 (0.196)	1028	n.s.
Lexical	0.159 (0.222)	0.386 (0.258)	602.5	**
Chronic: 6–12 months after stroke (N = 102)
Conjunction	0.339 (0.205)	0.276 (0.241)	988	n.s.
Demonstrative	0.092 (0.172)	0.082 (0.172)	1128.5	n.s.
Personal	0.464 (0.238)	0.320 (0.266)	776.5	**
Lexical	0.104 (0.190)	0.323 (0.282)	621.5	**

Statistics are reported as Mean(Standard Deviation) unless otherwise noted. U: Mann-Whitney U

^*p < 0.05

^**p < 0.01