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As the first of two companion volumes, this book provides a comprehensive collection of applied linguistics studies on health inclusivity, showcasing empirical research and methodological insights on different languages such as British Sign Language, Chinese, Danish, English, German, Japanese, and Spanish. The volume presents studies on health inclusivity based on first-hand patient experiences and explores the representation of health and illness across scientific, institutional, and media discourses. It features a wide range of linguistic methodologies and frameworks such as qualitative discourse studies, corpus-based discourse analysis, sociolinguistics, public involvement, narrative analysis, and metaphor analysis, as applied to a variety of contexts and communities. Integrating examples of projects and campaigns that promote inclusive healthcare, the chapters discuss potential practical implications and offer recommendations for applications to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI). This is an essential resource for academics working in linguistics and discourse studies applied to healthcare, as well as students seeking deeper insights into how health communication, sociology, and health and social care workers can inform institutional practices and shape policy discussions, and broaden social perspectives of health inclusivity across a global scale.
作为两卷配套书籍中的第一卷,本书全面收录了关于健康包容性的应用语言学研究,展示了针对英国手语、中文、丹麦语、英语、德语、日语和西班牙语等不同语言的实证研究和方法论见解。该卷呈现了基于患者第一手经验的健康包容性研究,并探讨了科学、机构和媒体话语中健康与疾病的呈现方式。它具有广泛的语言方法论和框架,如定性话语研究、基于语料库的话语分析、社会语言学、公众参与、叙事分析和隐喻分析,应用于各种背景和社区。各章结合了促进包容性医疗保健的项目和活动实例,讨论了潜在的实际影响,并为平等、多样性和包容性(EDI)的应用提供了建议。对于从事应用于医疗保健的语言学和话语研究的学者,以及寻求更深入了解健康传播、社会学以及健康和社会护理工作者如何为机构实践提供信息并塑造政策讨论,以及在全球范围内拓宽健康包容性社会视角的学生来说,这是一本必不可少的资源。