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Discourse Analysis of Encouragement in Healthcare Manga

Discourse Analysis of Encouragement in Healthcare Manga

Authors :
Matsuoka, Rieko
Smith, Ian
Uchimura, Mari
Source :
Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics. 2011 15(1):49-66.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

This article examines how healthcare professionals use encouragement. Focusing on GAMBARU ["to try hard"], forty-one scenes were collected from healthcare manga. Each scene of encouragement was analyzed from three perspectives; the contextual background of the communication, the relationship with the patients and the patients' response to the encouragement, and the evaluation of the imposition of face-threatening acts, social distance, and relative power (Politeness Theory). Further analysis was conducted using Leech's (2009) Grand Strategy of Politeness, and each chosen communication event was categorized among ten types of speech acts. The findings suggest some implications to enhance the quality of healthcare communication that offers patients encouragement. (Contains 1 table.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1345-8353
Volume :
15
Issue :
1
Database :
ERIC
Journal :
Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
EJ939940
Document Type :
Journal Articles<br />Reports - Research