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Chris Tang is a Lecturer in Applied Linguistics and International Education at King’s College London. His research uses diverse methods including corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, and focus groups in investigating communication about health risks and disasters. Address for correspondence: Applied Linguistics and International Education, King’s College London, London, UK. <chris.tang@kcl.ac.uk>

Marco Pino is Senior Lecturer in Communication and Social Interaction in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University (UK). Marco uses conversation analysis to study interactions in health and social care. He is currently working on communication in end-of-life care and on interactions within bereavement support groups. His recent research articles have been published in Health Communication, Language in Society, Social Psychology Quarterly, Research on Language and Social Interaction, and Patient Education and Counselling. Address for Correspondence: Communication and Media Department, School of Social Sciences and Humanities Epinal Way, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK.

Marilena Fatigante is Assistant Professor in Social Psychology at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. She is expert in the study of social interaction in natural settings carried out by means of ethnography, recording, and transcription practices. Research interests include the study of interaction in healthcare setting (particularly, oncology), ethics in the participant–researcher relationship, interaction in educational contexts. Her recent research has been published in Social Science & Medicine, Written Communication, and Sociology of Health and Illness and focuses on treatment proposals, literacy practices, and uncertain scenarios in the oncology visit. Address for Correspondence: Dipartimento di Psicologia dei Processi di Sviluppo e Socializzazione, Via dei Marsi 78, 00185 Roma, Italy.

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