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often also referred to as '''ecological linguistics,''' is a field that centers is initiatives on examining the relationship between language and the environment. Ecolinguistics is interdisciplinary in the sense that it combines knowledge from studies of the environment, language, and ecology. Studies in ecolinguistics are multitudinous meaning that there are an of approaches and goals depending on the researcher and their objectives. For this reason, it is important to understand each individual's definition for the field and how they approach this definition within their work. | often also referred to as '''ecological linguistics,''' is a field that centers is initiatives on examining the relationship between language and the environment. Ecolinguistics is interdisciplinary in the sense that it combines knowledge from studies of the environment, language, and ecology. Studies in ecolinguistics are multitudinous meaning that there are an of approaches and goals depending on the researcher and their objectives. For this reason, it is important to understand each individual's definition for the field and how they approach this definition within their work. | ||
== | == Approaches to ecolinguistics == | ||
Works analyzing the relationship between the environment and language surfaced already in the 70s and 80s with work of '''Einar Haugen''' "The Ecology of Language” <ref>Haugen, Einar. 2001 [1972]. The ecology of language. In Alwin Fill & Peter Mühlhäusler (eds.), ''The ecolinguistics reader: Language, ecology and environment'', 57–66. London: Continuum.</ref> followed by work by '''Michael Halliday''' including "New ways of Meaning: the challenge to applied linguistics"<ref>Halliday, Michael Alexander Kirkwood. 2001 [1990]. New ways of meaning: The challenge to applied linguistics. In Alwin Fill & Peter Mühlhäusler (eds.), ''The ecolinguistics reader: Language, ecology and environment'', 175–202. London: Continuum.10.1075/z.61.09hal</ref> in 1990 when the field of ecolinguistics began taking shape and gaining ground formally. The field ecolinguistics came about primarily for the need to examine language beyond the boundaries of sociolinguistics so that it could include the physical environment in which language is interdependent. | can include making generalizations about the way a speech community employs language and how their applications of language lead to ideologies about the environment as well as analyzing the relationship of human beings and language in the larger ecosystem. Works analyzing the relationship between the environment and language surfaced already in the 70s and 80s with work of '''Einar Haugen''' "The Ecology of Language” <ref>Haugen, Einar. 2001 [1972]. The ecology of language. In Alwin Fill & Peter Mühlhäusler (eds.), ''The ecolinguistics reader: Language, ecology and environment'', 57–66. London: Continuum.</ref> followed by work by '''Michael Halliday''' including "New ways of Meaning: the challenge to applied linguistics"<ref>Halliday, Michael Alexander Kirkwood. 2001 [1990]. New ways of meaning: The challenge to applied linguistics. In Alwin Fill & Peter Mühlhäusler (eds.), ''The ecolinguistics reader: Language, ecology and environment'', 175–202. London: Continuum.10.1075/z.61.09hal</ref> in 1990 when the field of ecolinguistics began taking shape and gaining ground formally. The field ecolinguistics came about primarily for the need to examine language beyond the boundaries of sociolinguistics so that it could include the physical environment in which language is interdependent. | ||
Additional scholars who have worked in recent decades to expand on ecolinguistic work include but are not limited to: Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, Arran Stibbe, and Peter Mühlhäusler.<blockquote>The [https://www.ecolinguistics-association.org/ '''International Ecolinguistics Association'''] defines the study of ecolinguistics as, | Additional scholars who have worked in recent decades to expand on ecolinguistic work include but are not limited to: Tove Skutnabb-Kangas, Arran Stibbe, and Peter Mühlhäusler.<blockquote>The [https://www.ecolinguistics-association.org/ '''International Ecolinguistics Association'''] defines the study of ecolinguistics as, | ||
“Ecolinguistics explores the role of language in the life-sustaining interactions of humans, other species and the physical environment. The first aim is to develop linguistic theories which see humans not only as part of society, but also as part of the larger ecosystems that life depends on. The second aim is to show how linguistics can be used to address key ecological issues, from climate change and biodiversity loss to environmental justice.”<ref>https://www.ecolinguistics-association.org/</ref></blockquote> | “Ecolinguistics explores the role of language in the life-sustaining interactions of humans, other species and the physical environment. The first aim is to develop linguistic theories which see humans not only as part of society, but also as part of the larger ecosystems that life depends on. The second aim is to show how linguistics can be used to address key ecological issues, from climate change and biodiversity loss to environmental justice.”<ref>https://www.ecolinguistics-association.org/</ref></blockquote>To study this relationship, researchers can take a variety of approaches including but not limited to: | ||
To study this relationship, researchers can take a variety of approaches including but not limited to: | |||
==== [[Linguistic landscape in ecolinguistics|Linguistic landscape]] ==== | ==== [[Linguistic landscape in ecolinguistics|Linguistic landscape]] ==== | ||
