1st Edition
Environment through Time Diachronic Studies in Ecolinguistics
By Robert Poole
Copyright 2027
178 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
178 Pages
11 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Environment through Time: Diachronic Studies in Ecolinguistics is a nuanced and engaging study of the changing way we talk about the environment and why it matters.
Drawing on large collections of temporally structured, naturally occurring English language use, this book investigates whether patterns of language and the ways we talk about a variety of ecological keywords such as wilderness,... Read more
Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. Exploring Language Change Chapter 3. Nature: Wilderness and Forests Chapter 4. Climate: Greenhouse Effect, Global Warming, Climate Change, and Emerging Terms Chapter 5. Disasters: Hurricanes, Floods, Droughts, and Wildfires Chapter 6. Animals and Wildlife Chapter 7. Conclusion Index
Biography
Robert Poole is an Associate Professor of TESOL and Applied Linguistics at the University of Alabama. He serves as a co-convenor of the International Ecolinguistics Association and is both author and editor of numerous publications on corpus-assisted discourse studies and ecolinguistics.
