Linguistic In/Exclusion in Medicine: Multilingual COVID-19 Communication in Russia

Baranova, Vlada

doi:10.1177/18793665231185792

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“…Similar observations have been made in studies worldwide. For example, Baranova (2023) emphasized the significance of multilingual communication during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in countries with linguistic diversity like Tanzania. They argue that utilizing multiple languages can enhance access to vital information among diverse communities, thereby promoting inclusivity.…”

Section: Language Choice and Linguistic Diversitymentioning

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Trends in Communication Strategies through Traditional Medicine: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tanzania

S. Nyinondi

2024

EAJESS

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This study sought to establish trends in communication strategies through traditional medicine in Tanzania. The study employed the descriptive content analysis design as it was crucial for gaining insights into how language and communication strategies impact the utilization of traditional medicine in the context of COVID-19 management in Tanzania. The study involved a comprehensive documentary review of COVID-19 communication materials used in Tanzania to establish how language and communication strategies impact the utilization of traditional medicine in the context of COVID-19 management in Tanzania. Data was analyzed through the qualitative content analysis approach.The study concludes that COVID-19 communication materials made commendable efforts to reach the diverse linguistic communities in Tanzania, taking into account the country's linguistic diversity. Kiswahili and English emerged as the dominant languages, which aligns with the linguistic distribution of the population. This approach promotes inclusivity and ensures access to information. The materials demonstrated effective translation and interpretation, highlighting a commitment to accurate translation and cultural sensitivity. It is advisable to incorporate multiple languages, including local languages, to make the campaigns more accessible and relatable to linguistically diverse communities in Tanzania. Secondly, it is imperative to maintain clear communication strategies that empower individuals with varying levels of health literacy. Furthermore, when discussing traditional remedies, adopting an objective approach and stressing the significance of consulting healthcare providers for well-informed decision-making is essential. Moreover, the strategic use of visual elements should be employed to ensure a consistent and well-structured presentation of crucial information.

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Section: Language Choice and Linguistic Diversitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Trends in Communication Strategies through Traditional Medicine: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tanzania

S. Nyinondi

2024

EAJESS

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“Let’s ride this out together”: unpacking multilingual top-down and bottom-up pandemic communication evidenced in Singapore’s coronavirus-related linguistic and semiotic landscape

2024

Linguistics Vanguard

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Access to languages is a human right and multilingual crisis communication is vital during a pandemic. Multilingual and (super)diverse Singapore features four official languages (English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil), with English being a dominant lingua franca. Additionally, other minority/migrant languages are also spoken to varying degrees (e.g. Tagalog, Thai, Burmese, Hindi, Punjabi, and Nepali). Contributing to public health communication research, this study explores Singapore’s multilingual pandemic communication practices evidenced on its COVID-related linguistic landscape, drawing on real-world top-down and bottom-up signs (N = 128). Top-down signs in Singapore are found to mostly feature English monolingualism or the four official languages. In comparison, Singapore’s bottom-up COVID-scape manifests in more scenarios. The findings are aligned with Singapore’s linguistic policy and existing pre-COVID linguistic ecology. What is conspicuously absent is that minority/migrant languages other than the four official languages are rarely represented. Despite Singapore's relative success in the anti-Covid journey overall, this raises questions of inclusiveness and accessibility and suggests that the city state needs to get out of its linguistic “comfort zone” and use a broader range of languages in crisis communication, especially considering the possibility of disease X and other future public health contingencies. The wider significance and ramifications of the study are also explored and discussed.

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Linguistic In/Exclusion in Medicine: Multilingual COVID-19 Communication in Russia

Cited by 2 publications

References 26 publications

Trends in Communication Strategies through Traditional Medicine: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tanzania

Trends in Communication Strategies through Traditional Medicine: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Tanzania

“Let’s ride this out together”: unpacking multilingual top-down and bottom-up pandemic communication evidenced in Singapore’s coronavirus-related linguistic and semiotic landscape

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