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Bodies and Language: Health, Ailments, Disabilities

Bodies and Language: Health, Ailments, Disabilities

Ramanathan, Vaidehi

Paperback

LinguisticsGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 1847692354
ISBN13: 9781847692351
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Published: Nov 26 2009
Pages: 152
Weight: 0.41
Height: 0.32 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: English

This book critically addresses the role of language in our collective construction of 'normal' bodies. Addressing a range of concerns linked with visible and invisible, chronic and terminal conditions, the volume probes issues in and around patient and caregiver accounts. Focussing on body conditions associated with breast cancer, Alzheimer's disease, (type-1) diabetes, epilepsy, partial hearing and autism, the book draws on a range of critical theories to contest collectively assembled notions of 'abnormality, ' 'disability' and 'impairments.' It also addresses the need for applied sociolinguists to take account of how our researching practices - the texts we produce, the orientations we assume, the theoretical grounds from which we proceed-- create 'meanings' about bodies and 'normalcy, ' and the importance of remaining ever vigilant and civically responsible in what we do or claim to do.

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