Language, Ecology and Society A Dialectical Approach [Paperback]

Language, Ecology and Societypresents a view of language and ecology from a dialectical perspective. In this analysis, language is seen as a multidimensional phenomenon, which both shapes and is shaped by mind, nature and society.

Contributing to the field of ecolinguistics, this volume proposes a new paradigm termed Dialectical Linguistics, pioneered by J?rgen Christian Bang and J?rgen D??r and based on research spanning three decades. The book argues for a politically and morally responsible approach to language and linguistics.

The book opens with an introduction by Sune Vork Steffensen outlining the theory of Dialectical Linguistics and the history of ecolinguistics and stressing the importance of Bang and D??r's contribution to this global movement.

Section I. Introducing Dialectical Linguistics


1. Language, Ecology and Society: An Introduction to Dialectical Linguistics
2. Language, Linguistics and Social Praxis

3. The Logos of Language: Logics and Dialogue

4. The Topos of Language: Core Contradictions



Section II. Deixis and Dialectical Text Analysis



5. Deixis, Text and Context: Why Analyze Deixis?

6. Deixis, Lexis and Anaphora

7. Life Form, Text and Dialogue

8. Text Analysis and Core Contradictions: Fay Weldon'sPuffball

9. The Dialectics of Deixis: Ludwig Wittgenstein'sPreface



Section III. Dialectics, Ecology and Ecolinguistics

10. Dialectical Ecology

11. The Ecology of Communication
12. Similarities and Differences in Ecolinguistics