Auf dem Weg zur Fachsprache

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This monograph illuminates the origin and development of psychiatric terminology from a linguistic perspective. The study begins with the period around 1800 when the first mental hospitals were founded, then goes on to describe the consolidation of academic psychiatry at the beginning of the 20th century and ends by elucidating the use of psychiatric terminology during the Nazi era. The development of a specialized vocabulary and the kinds and styles of texts specific to psychiatry are presented using case studies derived from the evaluation of extensive source material.

Autorentext

Britt-Marie Schuster, Universität Paderborn.

Zusammenfassung

"Das Buch bietet einen hervorragenden Einblick in die Entwicklung einer Fachsprache, ist äußerst akribisch und unter Zugriff auf zahlreiche Korpora recherchiert. Im Bereich der Fremdsprachenforschung sicherlich ein Muss für jede Bibliothek."
Marion Grein in: Fachbuchjournal Juli/August 2010