The Patient/Carer Relationship. On the Discourse of “Caged Individuals” Cover Image

La relation patient/soignant. Sur le discours des « individus encagés »
The Patient/Carer Relationship. On the Discourse of “Caged Individuals”

Author(s): Ghislaine Rolland-Lozachmeur
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Semantics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: discourse;lexicon;cancer;

Summary/Abstract: The linguistic analysis developed in this article highlights the underlying mechanisms of the asymmetrical relationship between patients and healthcare professionals. It compares the discourse of patients afflicted with cancer, gathered in surveys and from health-related web forums, with the discourse of medical institutions. This study is based on distributional lexical semantics and enunciative strategies.

  • Issue Year: 2022
  • Issue No: 1-2
  • Page Range: 390-407
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: French