Medical professionals and parents

A linguistic analysis of communication across contexts

Bibliographic Data

ID2888485
AuthorsDeborah Tannen (0000-0003-0132-5440, Georgetown University), Cynthia Wallat (Florida State University)
Year1986
Volume15
Issue3
Pages295-311
Publication date1986-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLanguage in Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0047-4045 • E-ISSN: 1469-8013
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0047404500011787
OpenAlexW2123068334
LanguageEN
Citations received15
References cited13

The study is based on analysis of videotaped conversation that occurred in five different settings involving various family members and medical professionals in a single pediatric case. We examine (1) the elaboration and condensation of information through spoken and written channels; (2) the negotiation of information exchanged in interactions characterized by different participant structures; and (3) the methodological benefit of examining interaction across contexts. We find that (a) information is negotiated, as well as discovered, during the medical interviews; and (b) information exchanged is often less resilient than participants' cognitive schemas which precede and apparently outlive the exchange of information in the interaction. These findings contribute to an understanding of the negotiation of meaning as well as the creation of context in interaction. (Discourse, interactional sociolinguistics, context, doctor-patient communication, spoken and written language, schema theory

Cognition · Context (archaeology) · Conversation · Conversation analysis · Discourse analysis · Interpersonal communication · Linguistics · Negotiation · Schema (genetic algorithms) · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · Communication · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Speech and dialogue systems

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