The Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication |
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| Editor:
| Hamilton, Heidi
Chou, Wen-ying Sylvia |
| Series title: | Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-315-85697-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group
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| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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The Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication consists of forty chapters that provide a broad, comprehensive, and systematic overview of the role that linguistics plays within health communication research and its applications.
The Handbook is divided into three sections:
- Individuals' everyday health communication
- Health professionals' communicative practices
- Patient-provider communication in interaction
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More DescriptionThe Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication consists of forty chapters that provide a broad, comprehensive, and systematic overview of the role that linguistics plays within health communication research and its applications.
The Handbook is divided into three sections:
- Individuals' everyday health communication
- Health professionals' communicative practices
- Patient-provider communication in interaction
Special attention is given to cross-cutting themes, including the role of technology in health communication, narrative, and observations of authentic, naturally-occurring contexts. The chapters are written by international authorities representing a wide range of perspectives and approaches.
Building on established work with cutting-edge studies on the changing health communication landscape, this volume will be an essential reference for all those involved in health communication and applied linguistics research and practice.