The studies included in this edited volume explore discourses surrounding the ageing population, those who assist them, their families and the institutions/organisations that offer services to them. Qualitative and quantitative theoretical inputs from a variety of research domains – (socio)linguistics, anthropology, philosophy, cultural studies, cognitive science, as well as statistics and information technology – are employed to survey an array of themes that pay close attention to the linguistic, social, economic and ethical aspects regarding seniors. Different registers and genres are examined, which are produced by diverse diatopic distributions, diaphasic/diastratic variations and diamesic dimensions of the language.   All this underlines the importance of integrating various strands of analysis and multidisciplinary perspectives to attend to the complexity of a changing discourse and complex issue which are being looked at closely by the international scientific community. The book is suitable for a wide readership, including scholars and neophyte readers with an interest in discourse and cultural studies, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics.
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The studies included in this edited volume explore discourses surrounding the ageing population, those who assist them, their families and the institutions/organisations that offer services to them.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9788869773716
Publisert
2022-10-03
Utgiver
Vendor
Mimesis International
Høyde
210 mm
Bredde
140 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
250

Biographical note

Boyd H. Davis is Graduate Professor Emerita in English Linguistics at University of North Carolina-Charlotte. Her research interests include narrative and sociopragmatics in discourse, especially dementia and medical discourses, dementia caregiver interactions and digital corpora of speech. Alessandra Vicentini is Associate Professor of English Language and Translation at the University of Insubria, where she teaches English Linguistics. Her research interests include ESP (medicine & healthcare and news discourse), Sociolinguistics, Critical Discourse and Genre Analysis. Kim Grego is Associate Professor of English Language and Translation at the University of Milan, where she teaches English Linguistics. Her interests include Translation Studies, ESP (scientific, medical and political discourse), Critical Discourse Studies applied to ethically debatable issues.