Medical Discourse in Professional, Academic and Popular Settings ( 1 )

Publication series ：1

Author： Ordóñez-López   Pilar;Edo-Marzá   Nuria  

Publisher： Channel View Publications‎

Publication year： 2016

E-ISBN: 9781783096268

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781783096251

Subject： H0 Linguistics

Keyword： 预防医学、卫生学

Language： ENG

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Description

This volume investigates the features and challenges of medical discourse between medical professionals as well as with patients and in the media. By combining sociological and linguistic research, this book illustrates how linguists and translation specialists can build bridges between medical professionals and their patients.

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Contents

Contributors

1 Medical Discourse: Building Bridges between Medicine and Society

2 Variations in Medical Discourse for Academic Purposes

3 The Clinical Case Report as a Discourse Genre in the Context of Professional Training

4 Popular Science Articles vs Scientific Articles: A Tool for Medical Education

5 The Ethics of Informed Consent. An Applied Linguistics Perspective

6 Exploring the Links Between the Oral and the Written in Patient–Doctor Communication

7 Metaphorical Aspects in Cancer Discourse

8 Cancer Metaphors in Sports News: The Match that Must Be Won

9 The Discourse of Mindfulness: What Language Reveals about the Mindfulness Experience

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