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An interdisciplinary approach to medical discourse : analyzing patients’ speech
Joint Authors
Karalis, Dimitrios T.
Tsaroucha, Efthymia M.
Kleisiari Karali, Angeliki
Source
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2020), pp.142-145, 4 p.
Publisher
Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development
Publication Date
2020-01-31
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper argues for an interdisciplinary approach to medical discourse and aims to analyze patients’ speech.
The paper investigates the case of subclinical hypothyroidism and attempts to build bridges between the disciplines of medicine and linguistics.
It is suggested that the way patients think of this disease and utilize language in order to express its symptoms is affected by the abnormal TSH level and the normal levels in T3 and T4 thyroid hormones.
The article further attempts to propose that human thought and language use are shaped by environmental factors such as chronic diseases.
The paper discusses how patients of subclinical hypothyroidism, whose mother tongue is Modern Greek, use language figuratively by means of metaphor and metonymy.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Tsaroucha, Efthymia M.& Kleisiari Karali, Angeliki& Karalis, Dimitrios T.. 2020. An interdisciplinary approach to medical discourse : analyzing patients’ speech. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation،Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.142-145.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1499192
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Tsaroucha, Efthymia M.…[et al.]. An interdisciplinary approach to medical discourse : analyzing patients’ speech. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation Vol. 3, no. 1 (2020), pp.142-145.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1499192
American Medical Association (AMA)
Tsaroucha, Efthymia M.& Kleisiari Karali, Angeliki& Karalis, Dimitrios T.. An interdisciplinary approach to medical discourse : analyzing patients’ speech. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.142-145.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1499192
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 145
Record ID
BIM-1499192