English medical vocabulary in historical and cultural context (VIII-XIX centuries)
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Velikii Novgorod
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The monograph examines English medical vocabulary in historical and cultural context and covers the period from the 8th to the 19th centuries. The development of medical knowledge and medical vocabulary is shown against a pan-European background. The social conditions and written sources that influenced the formation of medical vocabulary are considered. The role of Latin and ancient Greek as the main means of medical communication is shown. The special role of the French language in the development of the language of medicine in England is analyzed. The history of medical translation is traced, the linguistic problems faced by translators and ways to solve them are analyzed. The artistic embodiment of the image of a doctor in literary works of the corresponding eras is considered. The publication is supplied with rich illustrative material.
