The Language of Doctors and PatientsLanguage, a form of human interaction, uses words artificially, either in writing or verbally. Generally speaking, there are around 7,000 languages ​​in the world that depend on the process of semiosis. Without semiosis, it would be quite difficult to understand how each individual dialogues with others within modern society. The structure of language is loosely based on semantics, sounds, symbols, and grammar. Each unique individual has their own expression of the language in which they live. The expression of language can define a person in a cultural, ethical and social way. In essence, language may be the most sacred thing a person carries within them. The way doctors speak, for example, uses a different language than their patients. Doctors use a medical lexicon because they are medical scholars. Patients, on the other hand, generally have an average and basic lexicon. For example, doctors refer to the word negative meaning that something is regular, patients know that the word means something positive and not negative (this can also refer to sociolect). Due to language differences between doctor and patient, it is difficult to communicate with each other. Doctors even have to realize that they are actually highly educated and belong to a higher class within society, that patients always come first. Doctors tend to forget that they also went to school to learn how to treat their patients with love and care, and to build trust. Without trust, a doctor cannot establish any connection with a given patient. A patient may feel discouraged or not smart enough to understand what the doctor was talking about regarding a remote diagnosis. Patients tend to be intimidated when a doctor presents communication skills to them. Medical Education, 38: 177-186. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2004.01752.xDemaeseneer, J, A. Derese, M. Deveugele and S. De Maesschalck. “Socio-economic status of the patient and the doctor? Communication with the patient: does it make a difference? Patient Education and Counseling 56:139-146. ScienceDirect. Internet. April 30, 2014. Goldman, Brian. Secret language of doctors. : HarperCollins Publishers Limited, 2014.Print.Ha, Jennifer Fong and Nancy Longnecker. “Physician-patient communication: a review.” The Ochsner Journal 10:38-43. NCBI. Internet. April 1, 2014. Joos, Martin. The five clocks. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, 1967.Print.Yule, George. The study of language. 4 ed. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2010. Print. Wodak, Ruth, Barbara Johnstone and Paul Kerswill. The Sage Handbook of Sociolinguistics. ed. : SAGE Publications, 2010. Print.