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Linguistic and Ecological Diversity

2013
AbstractAfter outlining the current state of linguistic diversity and language endangerment, this chapter examines the nature of the geographic interface between linguistic and ecological diversity. It explains why the extinction of languages is part of the larger picture of near-total collapse of the worldwide ecosystem, and why languages are vital ...
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LINGUISTIC ECOLOGY – A MARGINAL DIRECTION OF LINGUISTICS: CONCEPTUAL AND CATEGORICAL APPARATUS IN THE CONTEXT OF ECOLOGY

B U L L E T I N OF OLEKSANDR DOVZHENKO HLUKHIV NATIONAL PEDAGOGICAL UNIVERSITY, 2023
У статті наведено огляд теоретико-методичних підходів лінгвістів, психологів, філософів до формування терміносфери лінгвістичної екології – маргінального напряму мовознавства, який вивчає взаємозв’язок між мовою та навколишнім середовищем, який базується на тому, як люди поводяться з природним світом під впливом думок, концепцій, ідеологій та ...
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Sociolinguistic ecology disparities and linguistic landscaping in different urban spaces: the case of Hong Kong

International Journal of Multilingualism
This studyconducts fieldwork on the sociolinguistic environments of three areas in Hong Kong: Central, Sai Ying Pun, and Sham Shui Po, and it further demonstrates the validity of frame theory in analysing linguistic landscaping.
Tianyang Zhang
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Ecolinguistics, Linguistic Diversity, Ecological Diversity

2011
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STATISTICAL LINGUISTIC LAWS IN ECOLOGICAL MODELS

Cybernetics and Systems, 1999
This paper gives the theoretical setup so that an ecological model, as a particular mathematical model, can be considered a text written in a formal language (mathematics), and therefore, statistical linguistic laws can be applied to obtain information parameters in different semantic levels of the same model. The statistical laws will be useful to: a)
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The Linguistic Ecology of the Sahel

2021
Abstract The topic of this chapter is the linguistic ecology of multilingualism in the Sahel. Based on the premise that named languages are social and often colonial constructs, the chapter focuses on the speaker-centered notion of linguistic repertoire and the ways in which Sahelians use their linguistic resources.
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Language policies and linguistic ecology in Hong Kong and Macau

Multilingual China, 2021
Cho Tae-Hee, Vincent Kan
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Adaptation of linguistic laws to ecological models

Kybernetes, 2000
It is known that a mathematical ecological model and, in general, a particular methodology of modelling, can be considered a literary text written in a formal mathematical language. In this context, stylometric mathematical laws such as Zipf’s (range‐frequency and number‐frequency) can be applied to obtain information parameters in different semantic ...
Sastre-Vazquez, P., Usó-Domènech, J. L., Mateu, J.   +2 more
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The linguistic ecology of Cyprus

Abstract This chapter brings together findings from different research activities investigating the (socio)linguistic situation in Cyprus. It offers an overview of the role of English, but also other languages and dialects, their historical origins, and their ...
Manuela Vida-Mannl, Sarah Buschfeld, Kleanthes K. Grohmann   +2 more
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Social Affordances and the Possibility of Ecological Linguistics

Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science, 2009
This paper includes an effort to extend the notion of affordance from a philosophical point of view the importance of ecological approach for social psychology, ethics, and linguistics. Affordances are not always merely physical but also interpersonal and social.
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