Genre And Communicative Features Of Medical Documents In Uzbek And English
Keywords:
Medical document, genre, communicative purposeAbstract
This article develops a genre-based framework for comparing Uzbek and English medical documents. Clinical notes, diagnostic reports, discharge summaries, and patient information leaflets are distinguished by audience, purpose, information structure, and pragmatic function. A synthesis of research and functional examples supports a genre profile and clarifies the distinction between grammatical similarity and communicative equivalence.
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