Curated theme: Language, well-being, and the environment - sustainability from indigenous linguists' perspective
This page attempts to show some examples of indigenous researchers' work in linguistics on the relation between language, well-being, and the environment. The aim is to highlight how these studies can be applied in creating and working towards a more sustainable linguistics.
What is (sustainable) linguistics?
Interdisciplinarity and types of linguistics
Sustainable linguistics (definition)
Indigenous linguist(ic)s
Traditional Ecological Knowledge
Issues related to academic involvement in language revitalization
Classifications of Language Endangerment
Problems associated with language endangerment
Relevant Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainable Development Goal 3 - Good health and well-being
Sustainable Development Goal 10 - Reduced inequalities
Sustainable Development Goal 13 - Climate action
Sustainable Development Goal 15 - Life on land
Sustainable Development Goal 4 - Quality education
Ecology
The natural ecology of language
Understanding of ecology in other fields
Theory of the Organism-Environment System
Of hierarchy and definitions
As aspects of human life, language and human well-being are both part of society. Looking at the image, environment in its narrow definition ("nature") contains all of society. Environment, if used in the ecological context, may also mean a broader living place where society is an environment for language. A broader well-being would then include the well-being of all levels; nature, society, and economy.