Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
Addressing Women and Ebola in Specialized Discourse: A Corpus- Based Study / F. Cappellini (LINGUISTIC INSIGHTS). - In: Age-specific Issues : Languages, Spaces, Technologies / [a cura di] K. Grego, A. Vicentini, V. Ylanne. - [s.l] : Peter Lang, 2023. - ISBN 978-3-0343-4411-1. - pp. 87-111
Abstract:
When analysing the incidence of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) on the
African population, there seems to be no difference in terms of vulnerability for
both men and women. However, recent studies have begun to draw attention to a
series of risks and possible complications caused by EVD and concerning pregnant
women in particular. While the overall fertile age ranges from fifteen to forty
four years, this study focuses on women living in the sub- Saharan area, who tend
to give birth to their first child at the average age of 20.9 years. In fact, the case
of pregnant women poses a further set of issues, in both cultural and healthcarerelated
matters. From a cultural perspective, women act as caregivers in their
homes and communities, which puts them at an increased risk of contracting the
virus. From a strictly medical point of view, it is also suggested that pregnant
women with active EVD may transmit the virus during childbirth, thus risking
infecting the people around. Against this backdrop, the purpose of this study is to
explore the language and terminology used to describe the situation of pregnant
women during the two most recent EVD outbreaks (from 2014 until present day),
using the research methods of Corpus Linguistics and Critical Discourse Studies.
A corpus composed of academic texts was thus processed, and the most frequent
keywords were analysed within the framework of specialized medical discourse.
Tipologia IRIS:
03 - Contributo in volume
Keywords:
Ebola; pregnant women; terminology; corpus linguistics; Critical Discourse Studies
Elenco autori:
F. Cappellini
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Titolo del libro:
Age-specific Issues : Languages, Spaces, Technologies