Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-8bhkd Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-09T15:25:24.106Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Medical rhetoric: A contrastive study of Arabic and English in the UAE

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 May 2006

Abdullah Khuwaileh
Abdullah Khuwaileh
Affiliation:
Department of Applied Linguistics in the United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, Al-ain, UAE
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Abstract

THE AIM of this paper is to study the rhetorical use of tense and voice in research writing undertaken in both English and Arabic medical research. Six reports (three by native speakers of English, three by native speakers of Arabic) were analysed, all being typical of texts containing functional information. Moreover, several medical prescriptions were also analysed. The analysis showed important differences between medical English and medical Arabic, in terms of tense, voice and the use of modals. The study concludes with a number of practical and research recommendations.

Type
Original Article
Information
English Today , Volume 22 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 38 - 44
Copyright
2006 Cambridge University Press

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)