Genre in English Medical Writing, 1500–1820: Sociocultural Contexts of Production and Use

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Irma Taavitsainen (University of Helsinki) Turo Hiltunen (University of Helsinki)

Genre in English Medical Writing, 1500–1820

Sociocultural Contexts of Production and Use

Irma Taavitsainen (University of Helsinki), Turo Hiltunen (University of Helsinki), Jeremy J. Smith (University of Glasgow) , Carla Suhr (University of Helsinki)

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English

Cambridge University Press
13 October 2022

Language: history & general works; History of medicine

Series: Studies in English Language

Written by an interdisciplinary team of scholars, this book offers novel perspectives on the history of medical writing and scientific thought-styles by examining patterns of change and reception in genres, discourse, and lexis in the period 1500-1820. Each chapter demonstrates in detail how changing textual forms were closely tied to major multi-faceted social developments: industrialisation, urbanisation, expanding trade, colonialization, and changes in communication, all of which posed new demands on medical care. It then shows how these developments were reflected in a range of medical discourses, such as bills of mortality, medical advertisements, medical recipes, and medical rhetoric, and provides an extensive body of case studies to highlight how varieties of medical discourse have been targeted at different audiences over time. It draws on a wide range of methodological frameworks and is accompanied by numerous relevant illustrations, making it essential reading for academic researchers and students across the human sciences.

Edited by: Irma Taavitsainen (University of Helsinki), Turo Hiltunen (University of Helsinki), Jeremy J. Smith (University of Glasgow), Carla Suhr (University of Helsinki)
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 650g
ISBN: 9781009100090
ISBN 10: 1009100092
Series: Studies in English Language
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 13 October 2022
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Irma Taavitsainen is Professor Emerita of English Philology at the University of Helsinki. Her research focuses on historical pragmatics, corpus linguistics, genre and register variation and the evolution of scientific thought styles in medical writing. Jeremy Smith is Professor Emeritus of English philology at Glasgow University, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His interests include English historical linguistics, the history of Scots, and book history. Recent publications include Transforming Early English (2020). Carla Suhr is University Lecturer in English Philology at the University of Helsinki. Her research focuses on early modern English medical writing and early news discourse. She is a co-compiler of the early and late modern components of the Corpus of Early English Medical Writing (2010, 2019). Turo Hiltunen is University Lecturer in English at the University of Helsinki, Finland. He has authored several studies on corpus pragmatics, corpus compilation, phraseology, and the language of science and medicine.