Medical Ethnolinguistics

Francesco PERONO CACCIAFOCO*, Duoduo XU, Zhi Xuan TAN

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Medical ethnolinguistics is a discipline representing a branch of ethnolinguistics that is focused on the language used by ethnic groups in developing their medical terminology and phraseology, and in perceiving and defining their medical practices and traditions.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPalgrave Encyclopedia of the Health Humanities
EditorsPaul CRAWFORD, Paul KADETZ
Place of PublicationBerlin, Germany
PublisherSpringer Nature
Chapter62
Pages1-6
Number of pages6
Volume1
Edition1
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-26825-1
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-26825-1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 May 2024

Publication series

NameLiving Reference
PublisherSpringer Nature

Keywords

  • Health Humanities
  • Medical Humanities
  • Ethnolinguistics
  • Ethnology
  • Linguistics

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