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This edited book showcases original research in the study of
healthcare and health communication, while also providing a
detailed overview of contemporary methods of discourse analysis.
Discourse approaches remain under-represented in the field of
health communication, despite their potential for affording
detailed understanding of health-related text and talk across an
array of contexts, for example in face-to-face and digital
healthcare encounters, health promotion, and patients' accounts of
illness experiences. This book aims to address this gap in the
literature by offering the first book-length treatment of different
approaches to discourse analysis in health(care) and illness
contexts, and it will appeal both to linguists and to researchers
in nursing and health sciences, sociology and anthropology.
This edited book showcases original research in the study of
healthcare and health communication, while also providing a
detailed overview of contemporary methods of discourse analysis.
Discourse approaches remain under-represented in the field of
health communication, despite their potential for affording
detailed understanding of health-related text and talk across an
array of contexts, for example in face-to-face and digital
healthcare encounters, health promotion, and patients' accounts of
illness experiences. This book aims to address this gap in the
literature by offering the first book-length treatment of different
approaches to discourse analysis in health(care) and illness
contexts, and it will appeal both to linguists and to researchers
in nursing and health sciences, sociology and anthropology.
**Shortlisted for the 2021 BAAL Book Prize for an outstanding book
in the field of Applied Linguistics** Situated at the interface of
corpus linguistics and health communication, Corpus, Discourse and
Mental Health provides insights into the linguistic practices of
members of three online support communities as they describe their
experiences of living with and managing different mental health
problems, including anorexia nervosa, depression and diabulimia. In
examining contemporary health communication data, the book combines
quantitative corpus linguistic methods with qualitative discourse
analysis that draws upon recent theoretical insights from critical
health sociology. Using this mixed-methods approach, the analysis
identifies patterns and consistencies in the language used by
people experiencing psychological distress and their role in
realising varying representations of mental illness, diagnosis and
treatment. Far from being neutral accounts of suffering and
treating illness, corpus analysis illustrates that these
interactions are suffused with moral and ideological tensions
sufferers seek to collectively negotiate responsibility for the
onset and treatment of recalcitrant mental health problems.
Integrating corpus linguistics, critical discourse analysis and
health sociology, this book showcases the capacity of linguistic
analysis for understanding mental health discourse as well as
critically exploring the potential of corpus linguistics to offer
an evidence-based approach to health communication research.
Artificial Intelligence and expert systems research, development,
and demonstration have rapidly expanded over the past several
years; as a result, new terminology is appearing at a phenomenal
rate. This sourcebook provides an introduction to artificial
intelligence and expert systems, it provides brief definitions, it
includes brief descriptions of software products, and vendors, and
notes leaders in the field. Extensive support material is provided
by delineating points of contact for receiving additional
information, acronyms, a detailed bibliography, and other reference
data. The terminology includes artificial intelligence and expert
system elements for: * Artificial Intelligence * Expert Systems *
Natural language Processing * Smart Robots * Machine Vision *
Speech Synthesis The Artificial Intelligence and Expert System
Sourcebook is compiled from informa tion acquired from numerous
books, journals, and authorities in the field of artificial
intelligence and expert systems. I hope this compilation of
information will help clarify the terminology for artificial
intelligence and expert systems' activities. Your comments,
revisions, or questions are welcome. V. Daniel Hunt Springfield,
Virginia May, 1986 ix Acknowledgments The information in Artificial
Intelligence and Expert Systems Sourcebook has been compiled from a
wide variety of authorities who are specialists in their respective
fields. The following publications were used as the basic technical
resources for this book. Portions of these publications may have
been used in the book. Those definitions or artwork used have been
reproduced with the permission to reprint of the respective
publisher.
The first practical guide to using reengineering to dramatically
improve the development and success of new products. Executives,
product development teams and engineering design groups will see
how to consistently execute successful new product launches. In a
compelling, clear fashion, Hunt describes how companies can fully
integrate their product development process by focusing on seven
key initiatives. They include process understanding; broad-based
process reengineering; establishing quality goals and
multi-functional teams; using the right tools and techniques; and
implementing ongoing continuous improvement.
**Shortlisted for the 2021 BAAL Book Prize for an outstanding book
in the field of Applied Linguistics** Situated at the interface of
corpus linguistics and health communication, Corpus, Discourse and
Mental Health provides insights into the linguistic practices of
members of three online support communities as they describe their
experiences of living with and managing different mental health
problems, including anorexia nervosa, depression and diabulimia. In
examining contemporary health communication data, the book combines
quantitative corpus linguistic methods with qualitative discourse
analysis that draws upon recent theoretical insights from critical
health sociology. Using this mixed-methods approach, the analysis
identifies patterns and consistencies in the language used by
people experiencing psychological distress and their role in
realising varying representations of mental illness, diagnosis and
treatment. Far from being neutral accounts of suffering and
treating illness, corpus analysis illustrates that these
interactions are suffused with moral and ideological tensions
sufferers seek to collectively negotiate responsibility for the
onset and treatment of recalcitrant mental health problems.
Integrating corpus linguistics, critical discourse analysis and
health sociology, this book showcases the capacity of linguistic
analysis for understanding mental health discourse as well as
critically exploring the potential of corpus linguistics to offer
an evidence-based approach to health communication research.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
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