The present volume is a reflection of the current emerging phase, of ecolinguistics. The chapters show a newly-born scientific presence and growing stamina of ecolinguistics; and, at the same time, an eclecticism and some (orderly) dis-order of themes and methods which are taken up by linguistics scholars involved in eco-linguistic explorations.

Recent decades of studies have been human-centred while zooming in on cognition, verbal choices and performance. () [and] have provided interesting results, but which often veer towards quantity rather than quality findings. The new reality, however, requires new directions that move towards a humanism that is rooted in holism, stressing that a living organism needs to refocus in order to see the self as a part of a vast ecosystem. Dr Izabela Dixon, Koszalin University of Technology, Poland This volume is a collection of eight chapters by different authors focusing on ecolinguistics. It is preceded by a preface (..) underlin[ing] the presence of ecolinguistics as a newly-born linguistic theory and practice, something that explains the mosaic of content and method in the various chapters, with a more coherent approach being the aim for future research. Prof. Harald Ulland, Bergen University, Norway

Autorentext

Marta Boguslawska, PhD, is Assistant Professor at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland. She focuses on ecolinguistics, exploring theoretical, newparadigmatic foundations of the applied science of ecolinguistics, and ecolinguistic interfaces with physics, cell biology and biosemiotics. Alina-Andreea Dragoescu Urlica, PhD, is a Romanian lecturer of English at the Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Timisoara, Romania. Her interests include the ecology of communication, biosemiotics, and ecological discourse analysis. Lulzime Kamberi, PhD, is Assosiate Professor at the University of Tetovo in North Macedonia. Her research focuses on language acquisition and issues related to foreign language learning and teaching.

Inhalt

ecolinguistics - newparadigmatic - holism - language education - learning - discourse - concept of tolerance - medical discourse - ecocentric storytelling