Advice Online. Advice-giving in an American Internet health column.
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| Title: | Advice Online. Advice-giving in an American Internet health column. |
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| Description: | Advice Online presents a comprehensive study of advice-giving in one particular American Internet advice column, referred to as'Lucy Answers'. The discursive practice investigated is part of a professional and educational health program managed by an American university. The study provides insights into the linguistic realization of both asking for and giving advice in a written form and thus adds to the literature on advice columns as a specific text genre, on advice in health care contexts, and on Internet communication. The book offers a comprehensive literature review of advice in health. |
| Authors: | LOCHER, Miriam A. |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Medical personnel and patient, Telecommunication in medicine, Health--Computer network resources, Medical care--Computer network resources |
| Categories: | MEDICAL / Lasers in Medicine, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Medical Technology, MEDICAL / Biotechnology, MEDICAL / Family & General Practice, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | Advice Online presents a comprehensive study of advice-giving in one particular American Internet advice column, referred to as'Lucy Answers'. The discursive practice investigated is part of a professional and educational health program managed by an American university. The study provides insights into the linguistic realization of both asking for and giving advice in a written form and thus adds to the literature on advice columns as a specific text genre, on advice in health care contexts, and on Internet communication. The book offers a comprehensive literature review of advice in health. |
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| ISBN: | 9789027253927 9789027293473 |
