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10 - General Discussion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2022

Grace Qiao Zhang  and
Ming-Yu Tseng
Grace Qiao Zhang
Affiliation:
Curtin University, Perth
Ming-Yu Tseng
Affiliation:
National Sun Yat-Sen University, Taiwan
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Summary

The findings of this study can be explained by elasticity theory, frame theory, pragmeme theory and integrated pragmatics. For example, they show how language users carry out, adjust and adapt to the pragmeme of delivering online health information using EL in different and shifting contexts. This study supports the conceptualisations of these theories and more importantly it further develops elasticity theory through adopting enriched perspectives of pragmatics as well as metapragmatics.

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elasticityframingpragmemeintegrated pragmatics
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Elasticity in Healthcare Communication
A Cross-Cultural Perspective
 , pp. 204 - 211
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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