Medical register in Grey's anatomy movie series

This study aims to investigate the linguistic form and analyze the underlying meaning of the medical register employed by medical professionals in the Grey’s Anatomy movie series. The study was conducted by applying a descriptive qualitative research approach. The register theory by Halliday (2004) was employed in this study to help the analysis. The data for this study were collected from the selected episodes of Grey’s Anatomy, which are episodes 10-15 of season 3 (aired in February 2006) and episodes 1-5 of season 18 (aired in September 2021). To collect the data, the researcher watched these episodes several times in order to understand the plot. After that, conversations were transcribed, and footage was examined to guarantee transcription validity. The research focused on detecting linguistic forms of register within the selected episodes, which were classified by word types (nouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives, and abbreviations) and phrases (noun phrases, adjective phrases, and prepositional phrases). To analyze the data, the researcher focused on identifying linguistic forms of register within the selected Grey’s Anatomy episodes. The study found that the register used in Grey’s Anatomy consists of two types of linguistic forms: words and phrases. Nouns were discovered in seven of the word forms, while verbs were found in one, and abbreviations were found in nine. Nouns are words that are often used in medical settings to describe specific disorders, body parts, and medical tools. These specific registers help doctors and nurses communicate more effectively in the medical setting. In contrast, doctors use verbs to coordinate medical treatments. In Grey’s Anatomy, adjectives are also used as linguistic forms to characterize patients’ medical problems, falling under the category of disease register.