Clinicians and laboratory scientists use a number of different systems for naming genetic mutations in their daily activities. Based on participant observation at an American academic medical center and interviews with a variety of actors at American hospitals, this paper analyzes the use of these systems. I argue that their distribution corresponds to differences in professional regimes of responsibility. An examination of these often quite complex linguistic items reveals a correlation between the type of components (evidential versus epistemic modifiers) that constitute the names and the presupposed professional role of their intended audiences.

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遗传命名的证据和专业知识

临床医生和实验室科学家在日常活动中使用多种不同的系统来命名基因突变。基于在美国学术医学中心的参与者观察以及对美国医院各种参与者的访谈，本文分析了这些系统的使用。我认为他们的分布对应于专业责任制度的差异。对这些通常非常复杂的语言项目的检查发现，构成名称的成分类型（证据修饰语与认知修饰语）之间的相关性与其预期受众的职业角色之间存在关联。