A Proposal for a Rhetorical-Discursive Organization of the Clinical Case in Phonoaudiology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46744/bapl.202601.004
Keywords: phonoaudiology, case study, clinical case, rhetoric-discursive organization, qualitative analysis

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to propose a rhetoric-discursive organization (RD-O) model for clinical cases in the field of phonoaudiology , based on a discourse genre analysis approach. By using a qualitative methodology, we analyzed a corpus of ten scientific articles published between 2019 and 2025 in phonoaudiology journals indexed in Scopus Q2, which allowed us to identify six macromoves, sixteen moves, and eighteen steps that define the genre in this discipline. Additionally, ethnographic data was collected through interviews with three academic and professional female phonoaudiologists. The findings show that the clinical case in phonoaudiology has a complex structure and specific communicative functions that differ from the traditional model in other healthcare fields. It is concluded that the proposed model allows for a systematic description of this discursive practice and that guidelines need to be established to guide its writing and analysis in specialized contexts.

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Author Biographies

Fernanda Camila Narváez Fuentes, Departamento de Salud, Universidad de Los Lagos

Fonoaudióloga, es académica del Departamento de Salud de la Universidad de Los Lagos, de Chile. Es magíster en Lingüística Aplicada y candidata a doctora en Lingüística por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Sus líneas de investigación han estado ligadas a la psicolingüística, la lingüística clínica y la variación fonética-fonológica en el mapudungun.

Javiera Muñoz Guerrero, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Es profesora de Castellano y Comunicación. Es licenciada en Lengua y Literatura Hispánica y candidata a doctora en Lingüística por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Su investigación doctoral se centra en el rol del lenguaje en la metacognición humana desde una perspectiva neuropsicolingüística. Su trayectoria académica se caracteriza por la integración de investigación y docencia en las ciencias del lenguaje.

Jorge Matamala Cid, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso

Es profesor de Lengua Castellana y Literatura. Es licenciado en Educación y candidato a doctor en Lingüística por la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso. Su investigación doctoral explora la construcción discursiva de la identidad desde una perspectiva crítica. Su línea de investigación versa sobre los estudios del discurso.

Published
2026-07-08
How to Cite
Narváez Fuentes, F. C., Muñoz Guerrero, J., & Matamala Cid, J. (2026). A Proposal for a Rhetorical-Discursive Organization of the Clinical Case in Phonoaudiology. Boletín de la Academia Peruana de la Lengua, (79), 121-143. https://doi.org/10.46744/bapl.202601.004
Issue
No 79 (2026): enero-junio
Section
Articles

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