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Involving Individuals with Developmental Language Disorder and Their Parents/Carers in Research Priority Setting
Published on: June 6, 2020
[Sociolinguistics and liaison psychiatry: a particular aspect]
P Singy1, C Bourquin, B Sulstarova
1Service de psychiatrie de liaison, Département de psychiatrie du CHUV, Les Allières, 1011 Lausanne. pascal.singy@chuv.ch
Abstract:
Verbal language is a major tool of medical communication. However, its use can be problematic, namely because the speakers of a given language do not necessarily agree on the meaning of the words they exchange. This phenomenon is usually called linguistic variability. Based on a famous political and legal case and medical examples, we will show how variability is a critical source of misunderstandings and other communicational breakdowns. In addition, we will suggest some strategies which are likely to limit the impact of variability on clinician/patient interaction.
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