Talking about health and illness
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University of Adelaide Department of Psychiatry, 2009, — 34 p. What is colloquial english? There are different styles of language that a person can use depending upon the situation they are in. Sociolinguistics considers how language reflects not only the meaning of the words, but the speaker’s relationship to the listener, and their age, gender, socio-economic background and so on.Contents: what is colloquial English? Why is it important for Gps to know slang? What can I do if someone uses informal language that I don't understand? A strategy for use in the clinical situation. What strategies are there for learning this sort of language? What are some common slang words that a patient might use? Index of Australian slang
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