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Direct linkCordella, Marisa – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 2004
Most studies in the area of doctor-patient communication focus on the talk that doctors perform during the consultation, leaving under-researched the discourse developed by patients. This article deconstructs and identifies the functions and forms of the voices (i.e. specific forms of talk) that Chilean patients employ in their interactions with…
Descriptors: Medical Evaluation, Patients, Physician Patient Relationship, Discourse Analysis
Peer reviewedCordella, Marisa – Australian Review of Applied Linguistics, 1991
The speech act of apologizing in English between Chileans and Australians is examined in terms of the frequency, distribution, and function of apology-strategies. It is argued that positive politeness strategies are more frequently used in Spanish than English, and the sex of the apologizer and recipient must be considered. (41 references)…
Descriptors: Applied Linguistics, Cultural Differences, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
