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SUMMARY:Medical discourse and scientific thought-styles: what changes and 
 what remains constant - Irma Taavitsainen (University of Helsinki)
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CONTACT:Karin Ekholm
DESCRIPTION:Corpus linguistic studies have shown that it is possible to tr
 ace the lines of changing thought-styles in different layers of writing in
  more detail than has been done before. For this purpose\, we are compilin
 g a large electronic database with background information of language-exte
 rnal facts. Two parts have already been published: _Middle English Medical
  Texts_ 1375–1500 (2005) and _Early Modern English Medical Texts_ 1500
 –1700 (2010). The third part\, _Late Modern English Medical Texts_ 1700
 –1800\, is under way. We have already conducted some studies with focus 
 on what changes and how and why changes take place. The results show that 
 conventions are carried over from previous texts\, and stylistic innovatio
 ns take place within the existing frame of old traditions. The great major
 ity of writings do not change much\, or they change very slowly. The old s
 cholastic way of writing with frequent references to authorities gains new
  stylistic functions\, e.g. to lend an aura of learning to texts for more 
 heterogeneous and popular audiences in the early modern period. In my talk
  I shall explain the theoretical and methodological background\, describe 
 the corpus\, and finish with an empirical study of keyword analysis.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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