Językowy wymiar paternalizmu – na przykładzie interakcji lekarz – pacjent i urzędnik – klient
Lingual Dimension of the Paternalism – on the Examples of Doctor – Patient and Clerk – Client Interaction
Author(s): Mariusz RutkowskiSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Public Administration, Communication studies, Comparative Linguistics, Sociolinguistics, Western Slavic Languages, Methodology and research technology, Health and medicine and law, Environmental interactions
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: paternalism; asymmetry in communication; doctor – patient interaction; clerk – client interaction; conversation analysis
Summary/Abstract: In the paper, the issue of paternalism in the institutional talks is presented. The main features of paternalism as a communication strategy are shown sketchy. The author analyses two talks: a medical consultations and an institutional talk in the office. On these examples some of the basic manifestations of paternalism are presented, among them the ignoring of the patient`s voice, doctor`s domination including his knowledge regarding the patient`s individual feelings, using of the informal phrase “ty” (“you”), using of diminutive forms. As the result, the voice of patient/client is outgrown or muted, and at the same time the voice of the institution is dominating, and even strengthened.
Journal: Forum Lingwistyczne
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 87-95
- Page Count: 9
- Language: Polish