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Publication details [#66406]

Antaki, Charles and Steven Bloch. 2019. The Pivot Point between Problem Presentation and Advice in a Health Helpline Service. Applied Linguistics 40 (4) : 699–716.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
advising | disease terminology | doctor-patient conversation | health | listener | patient | telephone conversation
Place, Publisher
Oxford University Press
Journal WWW
http://www3.oup.co.uk/applij/contents/

Annotation

This paper explores interactions between callers to a health helpline and specialist nurses. Helpline call-takers must evaluate the fit moment to move from listening to the caller's problem to offering them the fit service.