EAN: 9783110696974

MEDICAL ENGLISH AS A LINGUA FRANCA - M GREGORY ...

In this first book-length treatment of MELF  the authors assert that MELF represents an
important contribution to our understanding of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)  in that
existing ELF research has been limited to relatively low stakes communicative situations  such
as interactions in business  academia  internet blogging or casual conversations. Medical
contexts  in contrast  often represent situations calling for exceptional communicative
precision and urgency. Providing both evidence from their own research and analysis from (the
limited number of) existing studies  the authors offer a counterpoint to the optimism regarding
communicative success prevalent in ELF. The book proposes a theoretical perspective on how the
various features of healthcare communication serve as important variables in shaping
interaction among speakers of ELF  further enlarging our understanding of this emerging
sub-field.

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