Grace Qiao Zhang (Perth Curtin University), Ming-Yu Tseng

Elasticity in Healthcare Communication

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on Chinese and English online data, this book discusses the use of elastic language in health communication from a cross-cultural perspective. It will be of interest to scholars and advanced students in semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis and interactional linguistics, as well as professionals involved in healthcare and communication.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 273
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 406g
• ISBN-13: 9781108828871
• ISBN-10: 1108828876
• Artikelnr.: 72487934

Autorenporträt

Grace Qiao Zhang is Emeritus Professor at Curtin University, Australia. She has published numerous works in the fields of pragmatics and cross-cultural communication, including Elastic Language (CUP, 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Theoretical foundations
3. Methodology
4. Elastic language used in Chinese
5. Elastic language used in English
6. Comparison between Chinese and English in regarding elastic language use
7. Perceptions of and attitudes towards the use of elastic language in Chinese
8. Perceptions of and attitudes towards the use of elastic language in English
9. Comparison between Chinese and English regarding participants' feedback
10. General discussion
Conclusions and implications
Appendix: English questionnaire used in Perth, Australia
Appendix: Chinese questionnaire used in Taiwan.