Language as an Ecological Phenomenon

Name: Language as an Ecological Phenomenon | Languaging and Bioecologies in Human-Environment Relationships
Brand: Bloomsbury Academic
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Languaging and Bioecologies in Human-Environment Relationships

Sune Vork Steffensen Stephen Cowley Martin Doering(Herausgeber*in)

Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)

Erscheint ca. am 22. Januar 2026

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Softcover

260 Seiten

978-1-350-30452-9 (ISBN)

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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.

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Language as an Ecological Phenomenon offers a groundbreaking interdisciplinary perspective ... The book's innovative approach not only deepens understanding of the interconnections between language and ecology but also equips readers with practical frameworks for addressing real-world environmental challenges. * Environmental Communication * [The] volume makes a compelling case for transitioning from a theoretical discourse on ecolinguistics to a practice-oriented approach to languaging in a world increasingly threatened by the destruction of ecosystems and climate change. * Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences * Forwarding a theoretical innovation that aims to both extend and unify ecolinguistics, this thought-provoking volume challenges ecolinguists to seek a deeper understanding of how languages and languaging influence ecosystems and life-sustaining relations. - Robert Poole, Associate Professor, University of Alabama, USA. ..."activities involving language are ecological" - This is the basic tenet of the articles in this innovative volume. It takes ecolinguistic theory radically further by arguing that language, or rather languaging, is a "coordinative activity embedded in practice" which impacts the life-sustaining relations that uphold human living and its ecosphere - Hermine Penz, Professor, University of Graz, Austria.

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