A Narrow Definition of Ecolinguistics and Review of Extant Literature Abroad

ZHANG Hui-yu; YE Chen-can

doi:10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2021020031

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ZHANG Hui-yu, YE Chen-can. A Narrow Definition of Ecolinguistics and Review of Extant Literature Abroad[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2022, 38(1): 33-43. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2021020031

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ZHANG Hui-yu, YE Chen-can. A Narrow Definition of Ecolinguistics and Review of Extant Literature Abroad[J]. Journal of University of Science and Technology Beijing ( Social Sciences Edition), 2022, 38(1): 33-43. doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2021020031

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A Narrow Definition of Ecolinguistics and Review of Extant Literature Abroad

doi: 10.19979/j.cnki.issn10082689.2021020031

ZHANG Hui-yu¹,
YE Chen-can²

1.
School of International Studies, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
2.
School of Management, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

Received Date: 2021-02-17
Available Online: 2022-01-21
Publish Date: 2022-02-12

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Visualized Citespace analysis shows that extant ecolinguistics studies are with vague boundaries. Based on literature analysis, this paper points out that although ecolinguistics now broadly incorporates discourse analysis of ecology or language of ecology, a narrow definition of ecolinguistics pinpoints at ecology of language. Following the narrow definition, we further review extant studies abroad on the relationship between ecology of language and language evolution, language reservation, dominant language, bilingualism and multilingualism, and find that previous studies have obvious limitations in defining boundary, approach, content as well as methodology, which are expected to be improved in future work. This paper maintains that future studies of ecolinguistics may borrow mature concepts, models, theories and methods from the ecology discipline, pay more attention to the interaction between language and environment, and thus extend research contexts and approaches.
- ecolinguistics,
- ecology of language,
- language evolution,
- language conservation,
- multilingualism

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