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The Application of Critical Discourse Analysis in the Dissemination of Zhuang Medicine

Insights from a Zhuang Medical Case Database

Authors
Yingzhu Chen1, Chuang Hu1, *
1Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine, Nanning, Guangxi, 530000, China
*Corresponding author. Email: huchuang2024@stu.gxtcmu.edu.cn
Corresponding Author
Chuang Hu
Available Online 15 May 2026.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_107How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Critical Discourse Analysis; Zhuang Medicine; Medical Case Database; Dissemination
Abstract

In the context of the digitalization and international dissemination of traditional medicine, Zhuang medicine case databases have increasingly emerged as important vehicles for knowledge transmission. Adopting a critical discourse analysis (CDA) perspective, this study examines textual materials from a Zhuang medicine case database and analyzes the construction of medical knowledge, professional authority, and cultural identity across three analytical dimensions: linguistic features, discursive practices, and sociocultural contexts. The findings indicate that, through standardized textual formulations, case narratives become more aligned with the discursive conventions of contemporary traditional medicine, and that processes of discursive de-localization of Zhuang medical culture contribute to enhanced cross-contextual communicability. At the same time, the texts implicitly embody tensions between traditional experiential knowledge and the discourse of modern medicine. This study aims to broaden methodological approaches to research on the dissemination of Zhuang medicine and to provide a theoretical reference for the digital communication and cross-cultural understanding of ethnic minority medical systems.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2026 5th International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities and Arts (SSHA 2026)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
15 May 2026
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978-2-38476-577-5
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-577-5_107How to use a DOI?
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© 2026 The Author(s)
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