Book contents
- Elasticity in Healthcare Communication
- Elasticity in Healthcare Communication
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Theoretical Foundations
- 3 Methodology
- 4 Elastic Language Used in Chinese
- 5 Elastic Language Used in English
- 6 Comparison between Chinese and English Regarding Elastic Language Use
- 7 Perceptions of and Attitudes Towards the Use of Elastic Language in Chinese
- 8 Perceptions of and Attitudes towards the Use of Elastic Language in English
- 9 Comparison between Chinese and English Regarding Participants’ Feedback
- 10 General Discussion
- 11 Conclusions and Implications
- Book part
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
5 - Elastic Language Used in English
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2022
- Elasticity in Healthcare Communication
- Elasticity in Healthcare Communication
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Theoretical Foundations
- 3 Methodology
- 4 Elastic Language Used in Chinese
- 5 Elastic Language Used in English
- 6 Comparison between Chinese and English Regarding Elastic Language Use
- 7 Perceptions of and Attitudes Towards the Use of Elastic Language in Chinese
- 8 Perceptions of and Attitudes towards the Use of Elastic Language in English
- 9 Comparison between Chinese and English Regarding Participants’ Feedback
- 10 General Discussion
- 11 Conclusions and Implications
- Book part
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
Summary
The English data show that the most prevalent elastic expression is may, which occurs 10 times more than the least frequent, sometimes. The second highest, some, occurs four times more than sometimes. This indicates that may is far more a favoured choice of word than the other nine words on the top-10 words list, underlined by the fact that medical information is a matter of probability rather than being categorical.
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- Elasticity in Healthcare CommunicationA Cross-Cultural Perspective, pp. 87 - 108Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022