Exploring Ecolinguistics

"In a crucial moment for the global ecosystem, through the use of two case studies this book explores the role of language in mediating and determining our relationship with nature, and in shaping attitudes and social practices in environmental areas. Analysing the discourse of engaged ecological figures, it highlights what we can learn about the environmental visions that sustain their work, and maps out research pathways for informed ecological debate concerning both the planet and the discipline"--