This paper aims to explore the communicative purposes and move structure of Case Reports in Dental Medicine (CRDMs) and to determine the similarities and differences between them and Medical Case Reports (MCRs). The corpus for this study consisted of 20 CRDMs published in the following peer-reviewed journals: Clinical Case Reports and Case Reports in Dentistry in the period between 2016 and 2019. The structural move analysis method developed by Swales (1981Swales ( , 1990Swales ( , 2004 was applied to identify the moves and steps in Case Presentation sections, as well as the communicative purposes of whole CRDMs. The Lancsbox 4.5. concordance tool was used to explore the concepts of NOVELTY and RARITY associated with the communicative purposes of MCRs to investigate whether they are associated with CRDMs as well. The correlation between the text length and the communicative purposes of CRDMs is also examined. This study contributes to genre research by providing a detailed analysis of the communicative purposes of CRDMs and by presenting the findings of the structural move analysis of their Case Presentation sections.

Anaesthesiology is a branch of medicine that enables efficient surgical treatment and the safety of a patient through preoperative treatment, pain relief and monitoring of vital functions during surgical procedures. The aim of this paper is to examine the language of this discipline through the prism of cognitive linguistics. The focus is on the conceptual metaphors and the basic terminology used by anaesthesiologists. Most of the medical terms are of either Greek or Latin origin, and can thus be obscure to laymen. This paper will try to shed some light on the terms used in anaesthesiology by focusing on their etymology. Since pain management is an integral part of anaesthesiology, we will also examine conceptualizations of pain. Medical terminology is closely related to the human body, thus a closer look might reveal how medical professionals perceive it, whether as a machine (e.g. intubation), physical space (local/regional anaesthesia) etc. Identifying conceptual metaphors of medical terminology can give us a broader insight into how and why those who treat us and cure us do what they do. The scope of this study will be restricted to the main processes and phenomena of anaesthesiology

Today we live in a world full of various temptations and sensations leading us away from ourselves. We change our Self in order to comply with society and in the process we become the Other. This paper explores how Margaret Atwood perceives the search for one’s identity and the pressure of societal roles that lead to this loss of identity. The main character in the novel The Edible Woman, Marian, goes on a conflicting journey during which she rejects herself, muses about her environment and her role in it, and tries to grasp her essence, which has become elusive. Atwood uses food imagery to portray Marian’s inner battles. In this paper we explore the implications that this food imagery has both on Marian and the contemporary reader. Atwood argues that this book is “protofeminist”, yet from the prism of contemporaneity it can be read as feminist. However, the scope of this novel stretches to other concepts relevant to the present day: obsession with ‘size zero’, following the latest trends, living in the fast lane, etc.; these concepts are depicted through metaphorical extensions such as cannibalism and fertility. Atwood masterfully sets the stage where she explores how these concepts influence an individual to the extent where one uses mimicry to fit the regulations of a capitalistic society, thus becoming almost the same but not quite (Homi Bhabha, 1984), i.e. colonization of the Self leading to an unfulfilled Other.

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Doctor-patient communication is a type of institutional communication which distinct linguistic features can significantly affect patient satisfaction and treatment outcome. A medical encounter has a clearly defined structure that has been shifting from clinician-centred to patient-centred. Therefore, it is of utter importance for prospective doctors and dentists to be aware of the role of language when communicating with their patients. Given the fact that working in a medical/dental practice has become increasingly international, the paper focuses on the role of the English language. New communicative models and environments such as Computer-Mediated Medical Communication (CMMC) and Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) are also presented.