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Publication details [#8851]

Shuy, Roger W. 1983. Three types of interference to an effective exchange of information in the medical interview. In Fisher, Sue and Alexandra Dundas Todd, eds. The social organization of doctor-patient communication. Center for Applied Linguistics. pp. 189–202.
Publication type
Article in book
Publication language
English
Keywords
communicative efficiency | communicative style | culture | doctor-patient conversation | marker of conversational organization | medical language | topic initiation

Annotation

Jargon, cultural differences, and the structure of discourse itself are identified as interferences to effective exchange of information. The process of topic introduction, topic response, and sequence marking in medical interviews are studied.