Chapter 3
Linguistic ecology
In Catalan sociolinguistics, ecolinguistics emerged early on and has recently undergone considerable development. The article briefly reexamines the history of this sphere of linguistics and the main areas of interest stemming from it. These areas are based on the adaptation of the epistemological model of ecology to sociolinguistics, with the adoption of concepts such as ecosystem or emergency and with a criticism of mechanical and analytical conceptions, being replaced by a holistic perspective. They are also based on the acceptance of certain proposals from ecology such as conservation and diversophilia. Finally, other areas are mentioned, such as catastrophe theory or ecological analogy in discourse analysis.
Article outline
- 1.Linguistic ecology in the sociolinguistic tradition in Catalan
- 2.The ecological model as an epistemological referent
- 3.Linguistic ecologism
- 4.Ecology and discourse
- 5.Conclusions
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