Typing yourself healthy: Introduction to the special issue on language and health online

This chapter functions as an introduction to the special issue on Language and Health Online, which features 10 original research papers. It reviews the results of the papers and the joint emerging themes: the impact of technical and social affordances of computer-mediated interaction; discovering a...

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Published in:Linguistik online 2017-08, Vol.87 (8), p.3
Main Authors: Locher, Miriam A, Thurnherr, Franziska
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Computer mediated communication
Ideology
Interpersonal communication
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Summary:This chapter functions as an introduction to the special issue on Language and Health Online, which features 10 original research papers. It reviews the results of the papers and the joint emerging themes: the impact of technical and social affordances of computer-mediated interaction; discovering an emic perspective of health issues, uncovering health ideologies, and the theme of patient empowerment; the construction of identities, the construction of shared experiences, and the use of narratives. The diverse methodologies that are employed are introduced and a case is made for an open, versatile and mixed methodology when researching language and health online.
ISSN:1615-3014
1615-3014
DOI:10.13092/lo.87.4170