Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and traditional medicine (TM) are important
social phenomena. This article reviews the sociological literature on the topic. First, it …

A cognitive linguistics view of terminology and specialized language A Cognitive Linguistics
View of Terminology and Specialized Language Page 2 Applications of Cognitive …

Abstract Background Complementary Medicine (CM) is widely used internationally but there
is limited understanding of the forms of knowledge CM practitioners use in their clinical …

The appearance of those articles in Language was not accidental. A close reading of Sacks,
Schegloff and Jefferson (1974: 703, fn. 12) in fact reveals an explicit invitation to linguists to …

Identities in Context is a comprehensive guide to contemporary discursive research on
issues relating to identity across a variety of contexts. Provides a comprehensive guide to …

Women are over-represented within alternative medicine, both as consumers and as service
providers. In this paper, I show that the appeal of alternative medicine to women relates to …

This article gives an outline of how the socio-linguistic approach of conversation analysis
can be applied to the analysis of carer–patient interaction in care homes. A single case …

This book will be the first of its kind to offer intensive conversation analysis on patient-
clinician interactions in the context of palliative medicine. The book focuses on a series of …

Abstract People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) are at heightened risk
of developing lung cancer. Recent research has suggested that in people who have the …

OBJECTIVE: A previous study which explored homeopathic practitioners' in depth
understanding and experiences of homeopathic consultations identified “connecting” as a …