"Elicitation hooks": a discourse analysis of chaplain-patient interaction in pastoral and spiritual care.
The article considers the communicative role of the hospital chaplain and maps some of the language strategies deployed to facilitate disclosure of the patients' concerns and achieve enhanced spiritual care. These include: i) involvement, ii) politeness and iii) encouraging disclosure or exploring emotion.
School of English Studies, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom NG7 2RD.
Kevin
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Harvey
Brian
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Brown
Paul
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Crawford
Sally
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Candlin
D002604:Chaplaincy Service, Hospital; D003142:Communication; D004739:England; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D010327:Pastoral Care; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D029181:Spirituality; D013637:Tape Recording