1st Edition

Language, Pharmacy and Society The Sounds of Local Knowledges and the Linguistic Logistics of Science

224 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

224 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

Also available as eBook on:

Taylor & Francis eBooks
(Institutional Purchase)Opens in new tab or window

Description

This book explores the vital role language plays in shaping how we understand and discuss medicines, making for a more detailed study of pharmaceutical and pharmacological language to more clearly understand the intersection of language, health, and culture. Gonzalez Rodriguez charts the development of the language of pharmacy from the mid-19th century onward, drawing on data from Icelandic and... Read more

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

Transcription Symbols

Introduction

1. Linguistic Logistics

1.1. Polyfunctionality of Language

1.2. Logistics and Linguistics

2. Science, Materia Medica and Words

2.1. Chemical Sounds

2.2. Pharmacognosy and Local Knowledge