'… designed to meet the needs of researchers, teachers, and students who want to keep up with the changing field … Baker and Brookes' groundbreaking book on language and identity is a valuable addition to the existing literature. It highlights language to use with advances in sociodemographic information and corpus-aided studies. The book is highly systematic, not only introducing major concepts but also contributing profound commentary and in-depth explanations regarding two different approaches and research methods of great importance.' Qiuying Zhao, International Journal of Communication

• 1. Introduction; 2. Patient sex; 3. Patient age; 4. Conclusion and reflections; References.

'… designed to meet the needs of researchers, teachers, and students who want to keep up with the changing field … Baker and Brookes' groundbreaking book on language and identity is a valuable addition to the existing literature. It highlights language to use with advances in sociodemographic information and corpus-aided studies. The book is highly systematic, not only introducing major concepts but also contributing profound commentary and in-depth explanations regarding two different approaches and research methods of great importance.' Qiuying Zhao, International Journal of Communication

• 1. Introduction; 2. Patient sex; 3. Patient age; 4. Conclusion and reflections; References.

'… designed to meet the needs of researchers, teachers, and students who want to keep up with the changing field … Baker and Brookes' groundbreaking book on language and identity is a valuable addition to the existing literature. It highlights language to use with advances in sociodemographic information and corpus-aided studies. The book is highly systematic, not only introducing major concepts but also contributing profound commentary and in-depth explanations regarding two different approaches and research methods of great importance.' Qiuying Zhao, International Journal of Communication

• 1. Introduction; 2. Patient sex; 3. Patient age; 4. Conclusion and reflections; References.