Overview

This book examines how language shapes healthcare through interdisciplinary research in communication, terminology, medical translation, interpreting, and LSP (Languages for Specific Purposes). This volume brings together international experts to explore how linguistic practices impact patient safety, clinical outcomes, digital health, and intercultural care. Addressing both written and spoken communication across diverse healthcare settings, it offers evidence-based insights for improving documentation, training, and patient understanding. A key reference for researchers, healthcare professionals, and educators, this volume highlights the role of language in enhancing interdisciplinary collaboration and advancing patient-centered care. As the first volume in the Semmelweis Medical Linguistics Investigations series, it sets the foundation for future research at the intersection of language and medicine.

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Author:   Katalin Fogarasi ,  Katalin Fogarasi ,  Dániel Mány
Publisher:   Peter Lang AG
Imprint:   Peter Lang AG
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   1
Weight:   0.435kg
ISBN:  

9783631917848

ISBN 10:   3631917848
Pages:   238
Publication Date:   28 November 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Transition in nursing documentation: Insights into the terminology of Hungarian nursing notes Tünde Vagasi, Gabor Gyenes, Zoltan Patonai, Eva Katalin Varga Standardized Medical Data for Optimized Health Communication Maria-Cornela Wermth ESP Instruction Language learning strategy use and willingness to communicate among high- and low-anxiety health science students Theodora Tseligka, Ionna Katerini English for medical purposes: The importance of role-plays Dagmar Vrbecka, Klara Cebisova, James David Clubb Feedback criteria for simulated patients in courses of languages for healthcare purposes Viktoria Sirokmany, Timea Takacs, Eniko Földesi, Daniel Many, Katalin Fogarasi Simulated online scenarios as a form of telemedicine practice in the English for Healthcare Purposes course for physiotherapy students Timea Takacs, Sharabi Or, Vera Tick Healthcare communication Is there an interpreter in the house? The intercultural needs of healthcare providers in communication with immigrant patients in Spain Sofia Antequera Manzano Development and assessment of an automatically creative and flexible use of medical English as a lingua franca Alexandra Zimonyi-Bak ""Doctor, I have not seen for three months / Docteur, je ne vois rien depuis trois mois"": A comparative lexciological analysis of words and expressions related to the body and its (dys)functions in the English and French common languages Pascaline Faure Culturally aware healthcare providers: training future physicians and midwives to work with trained interpreters Tinka Reichmann, Luciana Carvalho Fonseca, Danjela Brückner, Daisy Rotzoll, Henrike Todorow, Anne Tauscher, Larissa Evers Communication as language use in consultations: methodological considerations Sarah Bigi Metaphors in healthcare How mothers think about postpartum mood disorders: A metaphor analysis of Hungarian online forums Petra Bialko-Marol Just war? Variation in COVID-19 metaphors in Hungarian public communication Lilla Petronella Szabo, Reka Benczes, Utku Bozdag Metaphors as markers for suicidal intent: Patterns in metaphorical language used in online forum posts about suicidal thoughts Gabor Simon, Timea Borbala Bajazat, Kata Arvay, Julia Ballago, Kitti Hauber, Zsuzsanna Havasi, Agnes Kuna, Emese K. Molnar, Noemi Protar, Eszter Slavich, Zsuzsa Kalo

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Katalin Fogarasi is an Associate Professor and Director of the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes of Semmelweis University (Budapest). Dániel Mány is an Assistant Professor and Vice Director for research and Innovation at the Institute of Languages for Specific Purposes, Semmelweis University.

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