“Lost in Her Own Body” – found in the language. A few remarks about the contemporary somatic discourse (on the material of websites devoted to eating disorders) Cover Image

„Zagubiona we własnym Ciele” – odnaleziona w języku. Kilka uwag o współczesnym dyskursie somatycznym (na materiale stron poświęconych zaburzeniom odżywiania)
“Lost in Her Own Body” – found in the language. A few remarks about the contemporary somatic discourse (on the material of websites devoted to eating disorders)

Author(s): Magdalena Graf
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Health and medicine and law
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: somatic discourse; medicalization; discourse onomastics; chrematonymy
Summary/Abstract: The subject of the discussion are issues related to the body (somatic) discourse observed in the linguistic material of websites created by people identifying with the Pro Ana and Pro Mia movement. The most important aspects of language, such as its medicalisation, similarity to religious discourse and linguistic markers of exclusion were indicated. The interpretation covers both the appellative and the proprial sphere.

  • Page Range: 133-147
  • Page Count: 15
  • Publication Year: 2021
  • Language: Polish