The natural ecology of language: Difference between revisions
From Sustainable linguistics
Jump to navigationJump to search
(textadded) |
Ksherrill3 (talk | contribs) (added link) |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
'''Related linguistic fields''' | '''[[Related linguistic fields]]''' | ||
'''Possible research questions''' | '''Possible research questions''' | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 23 November 2022
Definition
- Language exists in a natural ecology: this approach investigates how language relates to the biological and ecosystemic surroundings (topography, climate, fauna, flora, etc.). Steffensen and Fill (2014: 7)
- The ecology of language is a framework for the study of language conceptualised primarily in Einar Haugen’s (1906-1994) work The ecology of language (1971/1972). • language ecology “the study of interactions between any given language and its environment”.
- Climate change
Possible research questions
