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TEXT An interdisciplinary journal for the study of discourse Edited by Srikant Sarangi and John Wilson ISSN 0165-4888 Volume 21-1/2 (2001) Special Issue: Lay Diagnosis Edited by Wayne A. Beach Each article of this issue is now available to registered subscribers as PDF (requires Acrobat Reader) files. For information on registering for online access, please contact us at o-journalsMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issuedeGruyter.com. SRIKANT SARANGI and JOHN WILSON Editorial SRIKANT SARANGI Editorial: On demarcating the space between 'lay expertise' and 'expert laity' WAYNE A. BEACH Introduction: Diagnosing 'lay diagnosis' JEFFREY D. ROBINSON Asymmetry in action: Sequential resources in the negotiation of a prescription request VIRGINIA TEAS GILL, TIMOTHY HALKOWSKI and FELICIA ROBERTS Accomplishing a request without making one: A single case analysis of a primary care visit RICHARD M. FRANKEL Clinical care and conversational contingencies: The role of patients' self-diagnosis in medical encounters CHARLOTTE M. JONES Missing assessments: Lay and professional orientations in medical interviews TANYA STIVERS and JOHN HERITAGE Breaking the sequential mold: Answering 'more than the question' during comprehensive history taking MARKKU HAAKANA Laughter as a patient's resource: Dealing with delicate aspects of medical interaction WAYNE A. BEACH Stability and ambiguity: Managing uncertain moments when updating news about mom's cancer PAUL TEN HAVE Lay diagnosis in interaction PAUL DREW Spotlight on the patient For subscription information please contact the publisher: Mouton de Gruyter Genthiner Str. 13 10785 Berlin, Germany Fax: +49 30 26005 222 e-mail: orders
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