Title of article :
An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Medical Discourse of Obesity: Analyzing Patients’ Speech
Author/Authors :
Karalis ، Dimitrios T. Department of Nutrition and Dietetics - University of Thessaly , Tsaroucha ، Efthymia M. Foreign Languages Centre - University of Thessaly , Karali ، Tilemachos D. General Hospital of Sitia - Aristotle University of Thessaloniki , Kleisiari ، Angeliki S. School of Medicine - Democritus University of Thrace , Karalis ، Stergios D. General Hospital of Trikala - Democritus University of Thrace
Abstract :
This paper argues for an interdisciplinary approach to the medical discourse of obesity and at-tempts to build bridges between the disciplines of medicine and linguistics. The article aims to highlight the anthropological significance of medical discourse by investigating expressions of suffering. The paper analyzes patients’ speech and how they describe obesity and its complications. It is suggested that the use of figurative language (by means of metaphor and metonymy) in order to describe this disease is shaped by environmental and physical factors.
Keywords :
Medical discourse , interdisciplinary approach , medicine , bioethics , linguistics , patient’s speech , obesity , disease , language use , linguistic expressions , figurative language , metaphor , metonymy
Journal title :
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation (IJLLT)
Journal title :
International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation (IJLLT)
