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An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Medical Discourse of Obesity: Analyzing Patients’ Speech

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  • Dimitrios T. Karalis

    (Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Thessaly, Greece; Registered Endocrinologist, Member of the Hellenic Endocrine Society)

  • Efthymia M. Tsaroucha

    (Adjunct Lecturer of Linguistics & Post-doctoral Researcher, Foreign Languages Centre, University of Thessaly, Greece)

  • Tilemachos D. Karali

    (MD in Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki & General Hospital of Sitia; Greece)

  • Angeliki S. Kleisiari

    (BA in Greek Philology, Hellenic Open University of Cyprus, MSc in Bioethics, School of Medi-cine, Democritus University of Thrace; Greece)

  • Stergios D. Karalis

    (MD in Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace & General Hospital of Trikala; Greece)

Abstract

This paper argues for an interdisciplinary approach to the medical discourse of obesity and at-tempts to build bridges between the disciplines of medicine and linguistics. The article aims to highlight the anthropological significance of medical discourse by investigating expressions of suffering. The paper analyzes patients’ speech and how they describe obesity and its complications. It is suggested that the use of figurative language (by means of metaphor and metonymy) in order to describe this disease is shaped by environmental and physical factors.

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  • Dimitrios T. Karalis & Efthymia M. Tsaroucha & Tilemachos D. Karali & Angeliki S. Kleisiari & Stergios D. Karalis, 2020. "An Interdisciplinary Approach to the Medical Discourse of Obesity: Analyzing Patients’ Speech," International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, Al-Kindi Center for Research and Development, vol. 3(2), pages 01-07, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:alk:ijllt0:v:3:y:2020:i:2:id:364
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