Perspectives on Medical English As a Lingua Franca

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Perspectives on Medical English As a Lingua Franca

Author	: M. Gregory Tweedie
File Size	: 44,7 Mb
Publisher	: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Language	: English
Release Date	: 03 May 2024
ISBN	: 9781527584815
Pages	: 215 pages

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Perspectives on Medical English As a Lingua Franca by M. Gregory Tweedie Book PDF Summary

This edited volume brings together diverse international perspectives on the growing worldwide phenomenon of Medical English as a lingua franca, where speakers of other first languages use English as a vehicle for medical communication. A subset of the larger field of English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), only a handful of studies of healthcare ELF communication have been published previously, despite its global expansion and potential impacts upon quality healthcare and patient safety. This book is inherently interdisciplinary nature, intersecting fields such as applied linguistics, English langua.

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