Title of article
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Medical Discourse of Obesity: Analyzing Patients’ Speech
Author/Authors
Karalis ، Dimitrios T. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics - University of Thessaly , Tsaroucha ، Efthymia M. Foreign Languages Centre - University of Thessaly , Karali ، Tilemachos D. General Hospital of Sitia - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Kleisiari ، Angeliki S. School of Medicine - Democritus University of Thrace , Karalis ، Stergios D. General Hospital of Trikala - Democritus University of Thrace
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Abstract
This paper argues for an interdisciplinary approach to the medical discourse of obesity and at-tempts to build bridges between the disciplines of medicine and linguistics. The article aims to highlight the anthropological significance of medical discourse by investigating expressions of suffering. The paper analyzes patients’ speech and how they describe obesity and its complications. It is suggested that the use of figurative language (by means of metaphor and metonymy) in order to describe this disease is shaped by environmental and physical factors.
Keywords
Medical discourse , interdisciplinary approach , medicine , bioethics , linguistics , patient’s speech , obesity , disease , language use , linguistic expressions , figurative language , metaphor , metonymy
Journal title
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation (IJLLT)
Journal title
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation (IJLLT)
Record number
2612673
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