Introduction

This citation clearly shows the interconnection between medicine and language. If this intrinsic link is considered, the importance of sensitivity towards language highlighted, among others, by Busch-Lauer (2001: 849) is even more apparent: “[m]edicine is one of the highly competitive international fields of research and practice where knowledge transfer and effective communication require a particular sensitivity of specialists towards language [both L1 and Lx], culture, individuum, and community”.