Diffusibility and Confusibility of Medical Terms
Diffusibility and Confusibility of Medical Terms
Author(s): Cristina NICULESCU-CIOCANSubject(s): Language studies, Language and Literature Studies, Foreign languages learning, Language acquisition
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Terminology; COVID-19; coronavirus; medical language;
Summary/Abstract: We have been subjected and, according to some people’s perception, attacked with medical terminology over the last two years. This is why, even highly specialized language items have become popular and lost their semantic specificity when being used by a wide range of communicators, starting with the specialists and ending with the non-specialists. Certain terms have become “must have” or “must know” in all types of discourses.
Journal: Crossing Boundaries in Culture and Communication
- Issue Year: 11/2020
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 82-89
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English