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Language: An Ecological View (Paperback)
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Language: An Ecological View (Paperback)
Series: Contemporary Studies in Descriptive Linguistics, 1
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Ecological thinking has in recent years come a long way from its
origins in biology, to become a new paradigm within many
disciplines. Its approach is holistic, and focuses on dynamic,
interactive systems and the interrelationships between the object
of study and its context. The author demonstrates how adopting such
an ecological perspective fundamentally changes our understanding
of human language, and calls into question a number of assumptions:
that language is rule-governed, for example, or that it represents
a distinctive form of knowledge. From an ecological point of view,
language is inseparable from all expressions of human sociality,
such as communication, culture, and community. Arising from this
perspective are key concepts, such as patterning, predictability,
and creativity, which the author suggests as the basis of a very
different approach to linguistics. Linguists, along with everyone
interested in the many facets of meaningful human behavior, will
find the ideas presented here both stimulating and challenging.
Furthermore, an ecological framework supersedes the distinction
between theoretical and applied linguistics, and the book is
specifically addressed to language practitioners of all kinds, for
whom an ecological view of language is particularly relevant.
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