Abstract：With continuous improvement of people’s living conditions in modern societies, health-related issues have become one of the major concerns attracting increasing attention. Language, as the major vehicle for human communication, is closely related to and plays important roles in health-related activities. Many scholars from different disciplines have examined the relationship between language and health from different perspectives. Drawing on previous studies and adopting a linguistic perspective, we argue that language takes on multiple roles, namely as an index, medium, and resource, in its relation to health. First, an individual’s language behavior may be seen as indexical and constitutive of certain aspects of one’s state of health. Second, language serves as an important medium through which to disseminate health information and implement health activities. Third, language also provides useful resources to realize health goals for the individual, the community, and the nation. By exploring the relationship between language and health, we hope to broaden the vision for linguistic research on health and health-related activities.
周德宇，张 惟. 语言与健康的关系：标记、媒介与资源[J]. 语言战略研究, 2021, 6(6): 13-22.
Zhou Deyu and Zhang Wei. The Relationship between Language and Health: Index, Medium, and Resource. , 2021, 6(6): 13-22.
