Medical Writing in Early Modern English

Taavitsainen, 2011

Overview

This volume offers a fresh perspective on the development of medical language in English, drawing on an extensive corpus of Early Modern English medical texts. It explores how scientific knowledge was constructed and communicated through language between 1500 and 1700. The research presented provides a detailed and nuanced view of domain-specific linguistic evolution. The book is structured with introductory chapters setting the context, followed by empirical studies on key issues across various medical genres.

Who it's for

• Researchers and students of special language development
• Scholars of genre and register analysis
• Linguists specializing in historical corpus linguistics or pragmatics
• Students of medical and cultural history

Key features

• Hardback binding
• Published in 2011
• 320 pages
• ISBN: 9780521117661
• Publisher: Cambridge Academic