Language as an Ecological Phenomenon: Languaging and Bioecologies in Human-Environment Relationships (Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics)

By: Sune Vork Steffensen, Martin Döring and Stephen J. Cowley

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Synopsis: Moving beyond a more traditional view of language as a discrete sociocultural and cognitive entity that distorts our understanding of surrounding ecologies, this book argues that the starting point for ecolinguistics is an appreciation of language as not just about nature, but of nature. Exploring this conceptual change in the field, the book presents a process view in which language is substituted by languaging, emphasising the bioecologies that we cohabit with numerous other species. It puts forward this perspective by looking at the theoretical considerations behind the understanding of languaging as bioecological, and through examining languaging in various contexts and places. Drawing on examples from across the world, it addresses topics such as climate catastrophes, corporate narratives, questions of ecological leadership, the bioecological implications of the COVID pandemic, and relational landscapes. It also makes use of data from across multiple bioecological settings, including the dairy and agricultural industries.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781350304505
Related ISBNs:: 9781350304482
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing
Date of Addition:: 05/29/24
Copyrighted By:: Sune Vork Steffensen, Martin Döring, Stephen J. Cowley, and Contributors
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Outdoors and Nature, Language Arts, Earth Sciences, Communication, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Mr Sune Vork Steffensen
Edited by:: Stephen Cowley
Edited by:: Martin Döring

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