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ROLE OF VERBAL-DEMONSTRATIVE INFORMATION IN THE PATIENT’S «NAIVE» MEDICAL WORLD VIEW

V. V. Zhura, Y. V. Rudova, J. S. Martinson

Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, кафедра иностранных языков с курсом латинского языка

Abstract

The paper speaks about the role of verbal-demonstrative information in the patient’s «naive» medical world view. The paper determines the fragments of world view that receive detalization in the text of patient information leaflets; the links between these fragments are revealed. Specifics of verbal vs. nonverbal presentation of medical information in relation to various types of recipients and their conceptual needs are discussed.

Keywords

medical world view, conceptual system, verbal-demonstrative information.

Contacts

Жура Виктория Валентиновна — д. фил. н., доцент, зав. кафедрой иностранных языков с курсом латинского языка, Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет, e-mail: vvzhura@gmail.com