Peter Mühlhäusler is the Foundation Professor of Linguistics at the University of Adelaide, and Supernumerary Fellow of Linacre College, Oxford. He has taught at the Technical University of Berlin and in the University of Oxford. He is an active researcher in several areas of linguistics, including ecolinguistics, language planning, and language policy and language contact in the Australian-Pac...

Abstract This article is a summary of the newly published book New Developments Ecological Discourse Analysis . On premise reviewing overall development ecolinguistics, this firstly develops Hallidayan approach and defines as an independent paradigm. Based on guiding principle ecosophy, “Diversity Harmony, Interaction Co-existence”, it then expands extends experiential, interpersonal, textual, ...

Abstract Since the concept of ecology was first applied to language over 50 years ago, field ecolinguistics has developed into a thriving branch linguistics that is more than ever closer pressing issues our time. This article aims trace historical development ecolinguistics, discusses main trends in current research, and provides brief projection potential future developments. The part includes...

As an emerging discipline, ecolinguistics has been of considerable interest to scholars at home and abroad in different fields, with the deterioration global ecological situation improvement people’s awareness. Ecolinguistics should be concerned not only studies on relationship among human, nature society, but also language itself, such as sound, form meaning. Therefore, taking a theoretical fr...

Abstract The last 50 years have witnessed ecolinguistics come into bloom as a mature domain. This paper aims to examine the half-century development of by reviewing its backgrounds, definitions, strands, and approaches, also briefly previewing future horizons. birth can be attributed such ecological necessities crisis an essential root, perspective for linguistics linguistic necessity, together...

Ecolinguistics: language and ecology delivers an overall view and a critical approach on ecolinguistic studies. This book is an excellent resource to students, researchers, linguists and those working in the area of discourse analysis as well as ecology. The book claims presenting a news course for ecolinguistics including a framework for understanding the theory of ecolinguistics, exploration ...