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Publication details [#18146]

Ainsworth-Vaughn, Nancy. 1998. Claiming power in doctor-patient talk. (Oxford Studies in Sociolinguistics). Oxford University Press. xii + 212 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English

Annotation

This book explicates how power is claimed and co-constructed by both patients and doctors in medical encounters in US private-practice settings.

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