La terminologia medica specialistica in italiano ed in francese: il modello dei foglietti informativi dei farmaci
doi:10.7416/ai.2013.1923
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A.A. Conti
Specialistic medical terminology in Italian and in French: the case of drug factsheets
Drug factsheets (DF) provide an interesting model for the evaluation of medical-popular texts in Italian
and other languages. In this research 50 DF in Italian and the 50 corresponding DF in French were studied,
offering a reasoned analysis of the modalities of presentation of medical-scientific information in two
neo-Latin languages and a systematic comparison of the technical features of use of Italian and French
medical languages. Basic parameters identified for evaluation were the following: length of texts, length of
sentences, clarity of information, hierarchy of information, readability of texts, modalities of involvement
of the reader. These parameters were also examined through time, given that the DF evaluated covered the
last three decades. The diachronic analysis and the comparative assessment proposed document the positive
characteristics and limits of a diffused model of medical-popular communication.
