title: Genre analysis: a means of learning more about the language of health care.
abstract: Genre analysis is a means of examining the context of spoken and written language. It can, therefore, help practitioners to learn more about the language of health care. This article by Susan Ford-Sumner considers some of the literature relevant to the use of genre analysis in relation to health care, and proposes that genre analysis can help in the development of cultural sensitivity in relation to health-related texts and assessment documents.
authors.affiliation: City University, St Bartholomew School of Nursing and Midwifery, London, UK.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ford-Sumner
mesh_terms: D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D008037:Linguistics; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000379:methods*