Publications

Publication details [#53605]

Poel, Kris Van De and Tineke Brunfaut. 2010. Medical communication in L1 and L2 contexts: Comparative modification analysis. Intercultural Pragmatics 7 (1) : 103–129.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

doctor-patient conversation | L2-acquisition | medical language | modifier | pragmatic competence

Language as a subject

Dutch | Swedish

Place, Publisher

De Gruyter

Journal WWW

www.degruyter.com/journal/key/IPRG/html

Annotation

This analysis of doctors L2' pragmatic competence in clinical settings, examines and compares L1 and L2 doctors in Belgium and Sweden in terms of how they modify their medical interactions with patients.