The Routledge Handbook of  Language and Health Communication, Paperback / softback Book

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication Paperback / softback

Edited by Heidi Hamilton, Wen-ying Sylvia (National Institutes of Health, USA) Chou

Part of the Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics series

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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 interactionSpecial 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.

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