The Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication

Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics

by Heidi E. Hamilton (Editor)

The Routledge Handbook of Language and Health Communication consists of forty chapters that provide a broad, comprehensive, and systematic overview of the role that linguistics plays within health communication research and its applications.

The Handbook is divided into three sections:



Individuals' everyday health communication



Health professionals' communicative practices



Patient-provider communication in interaction

Special attention is given to cross-cutting themes, including the role of technology in health communication, narrative, and observations of authentic, naturally-occurring contexts. The chapters are written by international authorities representing a wide range of perspectives and approaches.

Building on established work with cutting-edge studies on the changing health communication landscape, this volume will be an essential reference for all those involved in health communication and applied linguistics research and practice.

700 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014