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Corpus Linguistics for Health Communication: A Guide for Research. Gavin Brooks and Luke Curtis Collins.

The article discusses the intersection of corpus linguistics and health communication in the digital era, emphasizing the importance of authentic language use and statistical analysis in research. It outlines key concepts, techniques, and tools of corpus linguistics, providing insights into the anal...

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Published in:Digital Scholarship in the Humanities Vol. 39; no. 4; pp. 1172 - 1175
Main Author: Yang, Fei
Format: Book Review
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Dec2024
Subjects:
Linguistics
Corpora
Linguistic analysis
Medical communication
Written communication
Digital communications
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the intersection of corpus linguistics and health communication in the digital era, emphasizing the importance of authentic language use and statistical analysis in research. It outlines key concepts, techniques, and tools of corpus linguistics, providing insights into the analysis of spoken, written, and digital health communication. The book offers a comprehensive guide for researchers interested in exploring the application of corpus linguistics to health-themed discourse analysis, highlighting both the capabilities and limitations of this interdisciplinary field.