Question

___ is a recent branch of linguistics which was developed in the 1990s, and it attempts to establish a link between the language used by a community and the (natural and cultural) ecosystem within which said community lives and thrives

• A. Ecolinguistics
• B. Ethnolinguistics
• C. Cultural linguistics
• D. Artificial linguistics

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Ecolinguistics

• Ecolinguistics is a recent branch of linguistics that emerged in the 1990s.

• It studies the relationship between language and the natural/cultural ecosystem in which a community exists.

• Ecolinguistics examines how language shapes and reflects our relationships with the environment and seeks to understand how discourse can contribute to ecological sustainability.

👉 Example:

• How language in media and politics represents nature, animals, and ecological issues.