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Buell, Susan, Pounds, Gabrina, Langdon, Peter 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7745-1825 and Bunning, Karen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7396-9205
(2024)
Easy read health information for people with intellectual disabilities: A linguistic discourse analysis. What happens to language when it is simplified?
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 37 (6).
ISSN 1360-2322
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Abstract
Introduction: Easy Read health documents prepared for people with intellectual disabilities are often generated from Standard Texts. Language in Easy Read versions is typically assumed to be simpler. However, simplification of language may have unintended consequences. This study aimed to explore the differences in language used between Easy Read health material and the Standard Text versions of the same material produced for the general population. Methods: Five Easy Read/Standard Text pairs were sampled and analysed using Systemic Functional Linguistics. This addressed: how people with intellectual disabilities and others were represented by language, the author stance in relation to the reader and the overall organisation of the text. Results: The Easy Read versions often used language that was less empowering and inclusive. Conclusion: Increased awareness of author power and better knowledge of the impact of language choice could help to redress these issues.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Data Availability Statement: Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study. Funding Information: This study was funded as part of a PhD by the University of East Anglia, England, UK.td. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | easy read,empowerment,health,intellectual disabilities,linguistic discourse analysis,simplification,education,developmental and educational psychology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3304 |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Health Sciences Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of Politics, Philosophy and Area Studies Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Rehabilitation Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2024 08:30 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Nov 2024 04:30 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/96756 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jar.13293 |
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