Adjusting the language in specialised discourse – a case study of Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy in terms of vocabulary statistical analysis and readability formulas Cover Image

DOSTOSOWANIE JĘZYKA W DYSKURSIE SPECJALISTYCZNYM – STUDIUM PRZYPADKU TERAPII STYMULATORA NERWU BŁĘDNEGO W ZAKRESIE ANALIZY STATYSTYCZNEJ SŁOWNICTWA I WSKAŹNIKÓW CZYTELNOŚCI
Adjusting the language in specialised discourse – a case study of Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy in terms of vocabulary statistical analysis and readability formulas

Author(s): Anna Miś, Jacek Pradela
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: Uniwersytet Jana Długosza w Częstochowie
Keywords: specialised discourse; Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Summary/Abstract: The following article is a case study of two information leaflets concerning Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) therapy, both written in English and intended for an English-speaking audience. The leaflets, which are believed to be part of the same medical discourse, are aimed at two target groups i.e. adults and children. The presented vocabulary and readability analysis is only part of the extended research in which the results of one of its stages are presented. On the basis of the analysis the conclusions are drawn.

  • Issue Year: XV/2019
  • Issue No: 15
  • Page Range: 9-21
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish