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What is the primary goal of ecolinguistics as described?
What is the primary goal of ecolinguistics as described?
- To study the technicalities of language without ethical considerations.
- To promote specific political ideologies through linguistic analysis.
- To analyze language patterns to uncover and potentially change the underlying stories-we-live-by. (correct)
- To create new linguistic theories for academic purposes.
According to the content, democracy, justice, and solidarity automatically lead to sustainable levels of consumption.
According to the content, democracy, justice, and solidarity automatically lead to sustainable levels of consumption.
False (B)
What is the role of an analyst's ethical vision in determining whether stories-we-live-by are 'working'?
What is the role of an analyst's ethical vision in determining whether stories-we-live-by are 'working'?
An analyst's ethical vision determines if the stories are building a world that aligns with their values.
According to the content, contamination and over-exploitation of natural resources is one of the key drivers behind ______.
According to the content, contamination and over-exploitation of natural resources is one of the key drivers behind ______.
Match the philosophical framework with its inclusion of ecological considerations:
Match the philosophical framework with its inclusion of ecological considerations:
What does the 'linguistics' of ecolinguistics use to analyze patterns in language?
What does the 'linguistics' of ecolinguistics use to analyze patterns in language?
Critical language analysts always make their ethical framework explicit.
Critical language analysts always make their ethical framework explicit.
What is the purpose of revealing the 'stories-we-live-by' through ecolinguistic analysis?
What is the purpose of revealing the 'stories-we-live-by' through ecolinguistic analysis?
Which movement promotes communities regaining skills to support each other due to climate change and oil depletion?
Which movement promotes communities regaining skills to support each other due to climate change and oil depletion?
The Dark Mountain Project believes in the possibility of resilience in the face of industrial civilization collapse.
The Dark Mountain Project believes in the possibility of resilience in the face of industrial civilization collapse.
Which movement advocates for the hastening of industrial civilization's destruction through planned sabotage?
Which movement advocates for the hastening of industrial civilization's destruction through planned sabotage?
The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT) proposes human extinction through a global decision of not having ______.
The Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT) proposes human extinction through a global decision of not having ______.
Match the following movements with their primary aims:
Match the following movements with their primary aims:
What is a key requirement for an ecosophy to be considered valid?
What is a key requirement for an ecosophy to be considered valid?
According to Bang, which of the following is NOT a fundamental feature of ecolinguistics?
According to Bang, which of the following is NOT a fundamental feature of ecolinguistics?
An individual ecolinguist adopts ecosophies without critical consideration.
An individual ecolinguist adopts ecosophies without critical consideration.
Larson's concept of socio-ecological sustainability prioritizes a sustained ecological system without humans as the ideal outcome.
Larson's concept of socio-ecological sustainability prioritizes a sustained ecological system without humans as the ideal outcome.
According to the content, which movement's aim is implausible because it relies on worldwide agreement?
According to the content, which movement's aim is implausible because it relies on worldwide agreement?
What term does Naess use to describe a philosophy of ecological harmony?
What term does Naess use to describe a philosophy of ecological harmony?
According to Naess, an ecosophy includes norms, rules, and value priority announcements concerning the state of ______.
According to Naess, an ecosophy includes norms, rules, and value priority announcements concerning the state of ______.
Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
Match the following concepts with their descriptions:
Which of the following best describes the primary function of the ecosophy as described by Naess?
Which of the following best describes the primary function of the ecosophy as described by Naess?
According to the content, ecosophies cannot be evaluated for internal inconsistencies or factual inaccuracies.
According to the content, ecosophies cannot be evaluated for internal inconsistencies or factual inaccuracies.
How would stories be assessed using the ecolinguistic framework proposed by Bang?
How would stories be assessed using the ecolinguistic framework proposed by Bang?
Which philosophical perspective believes that human ingenuity and advancing technology will solve environmental problems, advocating for continued industrial progress?
Which philosophical perspective believes that human ingenuity and advancing technology will solve environmental problems, advocating for continued industrial progress?
Sustainable development perspectives always prioritize ecological factors equally with economic growth and social equity.
Sustainable development perspectives always prioritize ecological factors equally with economic growth and social equity.
According to social ecology, where do the roots of ecological destruction lie?
According to social ecology, where do the roots of ecological destruction lie?
__________ focuses on the parallels between the oppression of animals and the environment and men’s domination of women.
__________ focuses on the parallels between the oppression of animals and the environment and men’s domination of women.
Match the following philosophical perspectives with their core tenets:
Match the following philosophical perspectives with their core tenets:
According to the discussion, what is one of the primary aims of ecofeminism?
According to the discussion, what is one of the primary aims of ecofeminism?
How do the anthropocentric and ecocentric perspectives differ concerning the value of the environment?
How do the anthropocentric and ecocentric perspectives differ concerning the value of the environment?
Deep ecology primarily focuses on the short-term use of nature for human benefit.
Deep ecology primarily focuses on the short-term use of nature for human benefit.
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between 'stories-we-live-by' and individual behavior?
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between 'stories-we-live-by' and individual behavior?
Analyzing visual images is the only reliable way to understand the 'stories-we-live-by' that influence people's actions.
Analyzing visual images is the only reliable way to understand the 'stories-we-live-by' that influence people's actions.
How can analyzing language provide insights into the 'story of progress' that exists within individuals' minds?
How can analyzing language provide insights into the 'story of progress' that exists within individuals' minds?
The 'story of progress' includes a sense that progress is ________ and unstoppable.
The 'story of progress' includes a sense that progress is ________ and unstoppable.
Match each element with how it is typically viewed within the 'story of progress':
Match each element with how it is typically viewed within the 'story of progress':
In social cognition, where do the 'stories-we-live-by' exist?
In social cognition, where do the 'stories-we-live-by' exist?
According to the content, analyzing visual images is more revealing than language when trying to understand the 'stories-we-live-by'.
According to the content, analyzing visual images is more revealing than language when trying to understand the 'stories-we-live-by'.
Which of the following is a potential impact of the 'story of progress' on people's actions?
Which of the following is a potential impact of the 'story of progress' on people's actions?
Flashcards
Story (Ecolinguistics)
Story (Ecolinguistics)
A mental model within an individual's mind that shapes their understanding of the world.
Social Cognition
Social Cognition
A shared narrative across a culture influencing how people think, talk, and act.
Stories-we-live-by
Stories-we-live-by
Cognitive structures that influence how people think, talk, and act collectively based on shared narratives.
Story of Progress
Story of Progress
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Structure of 'Progress' Story
Structure of 'Progress' Story
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Analyzing Language (Ecolinguistics)
Analyzing Language (Ecolinguistics)
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Language's Role
Language's Role
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Ecolinguistics Goal
Ecolinguistics Goal
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Ecolinguistic Analysis
Ecolinguistic Analysis
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Ethical Framework in Analysis
Ethical Framework in Analysis
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Cultural Critical Discourse Analysis
Cultural Critical Discourse Analysis
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Discursive Tools for Peace
Discursive Tools for Peace
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Limitations of Ethical Frameworks
Limitations of Ethical Frameworks
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Environmental Degradation & Conflict
Environmental Degradation & Conflict
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Ecolinguistic Framework
Ecolinguistic Framework
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Ecolinguistics Core Values
Ecolinguistics Core Values
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Socio-ecological Sustainability
Socio-ecological Sustainability
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Human-Nature Relationship
Human-Nature Relationship
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Judging Stories Ecolinguistically
Judging Stories Ecolinguistically
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Ecosophy
Ecosophy
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Variation in Ecosophies
Variation in Ecosophies
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Ecosophy Components
Ecosophy Components
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Judging Ecosophies
Judging Ecosophies
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Transition Movement
Transition Movement
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Dark Mountain Project
Dark Mountain Project
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Deep Green Resistance
Deep Green Resistance
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Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT)
Voluntary Human Extinction Movement (VHEMT)
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Ecosophy (Individual)
Ecosophy (Individual)
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Gary Snyder's Ecosophy
Gary Snyder's Ecosophy
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Ecosophy: Scientific Possibility
Ecosophy: Scientific Possibility
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Ecosophy: Plausibility
Ecosophy: Plausibility
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Anthropocentric
Anthropocentric
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Ecocentric
Ecocentric
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Cornucopianism
Cornucopianism
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Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development
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Social Ecology
Social Ecology
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Ecofeminism
Ecofeminism
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Deep Ecology
Deep Ecology
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Conservative Neoliberal Frameworks
Conservative Neoliberal Frameworks
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Study Notes
- The most basic level in ecolinguistics is the "story," a mental model within an individual person's mind.
- A story of "progress" considers the past as a struggle for survival, the present as a great improvement, and the future as promising due to technological innovation.
- Stories like "progress", are shared among people within a larger culture, referred to as social cognition.
- Stories-we-live-by are cognitive structures influencing how people think, talk, and act.
- The story of progress has a simple structure: a direction (forwards or backwards), an evaluative orientation, elements mapped onto "forwards" and onto "backwards", and a sense of inevitability.
- The structure of progress can impact thinking, talking, and acting regarding environmental decisions.
- Stories' impact extends to how people treat ecosystems.
- While stories as mental models cannot be analyzed directly, language use provides clues.
- Examining what people represent as "moving forwards" and "going backwards" helps reveal the underlying progress story.
- Language is a key mechanism for transmitting stories across generations, making it a point of intervention to change them.
- Ecolinguistics uses linguistic theories to analyze language patterns, revealing underlying stories-we-live-by as a step towards changing them.
Ecosophy
- Ecosophy involves questioning the stories-we-live-by, assessing if they are "working" under current conditions, and seeking new stories if needed.
- Whether stories are "working" relies on one's ethical vision.
- Critical language analysts use an ethical framework to evaluate language, whether explicit or not.
- Gavriely-Nuri advocates for Cultural Critical Discourse Analysis based on freedom, justice, democracy, human rights, tolerance, and solidarity.
- This analysis exposes discourses against these values, promoting a "culture of peace.".
- Bang bases ecolinguistics on cooperation, sharing, democratic dialogue, peace, equality, and ecological sustainability.
- Larson uses socio-ecological sustainability in his ecolinguistic analysis of metaphor, considering whether metaphors lead towards sustainability.
- Each ecolinguist uses their own philosophical principles.
- Principles reflect values and priorities, considering human interrelationships with other organisms.
- Naess describes ecosophy as a set of philosophical principles with ecological consideration and "ecological philosophy".
- Ecosophy includes norms, rules, postulates, value priority announcements, and hypotheses.
- Variation exists due to differences in "facts" of pollution, resources, population etc., and value priorities.
- Ecosophies are judged by the assumptions about the world and internal inconsistencies.
- Schools of thought forming an ecosophy run along spectra: anthropocentric to ecocentric, neoliberal to socialist/localist/anarchist, and optimistic to pessimistic.
- Conservative neoliberal frameworks are optimistic and anthropocentric, while radical approaches tend towards pessimism and ecocentrism.
- Cornucopianism considers human ingenuity and technology capable of overcoming environmental and resource issues.
- "Sustainable development" combines economic growth with environmental protection and social equity with varying priorities between economic growth, social and ecological factors
- Social ecology sees ecological destruction roots in oppressive social hierarchies.
- Ecofeminism locates the ecological crisis cause in domination, paralleling the oppression of animals/environment and men's domination of women
- Ecofeminism aims to value women's ecological sensitivity for community building.
- Deep ecology recognizes worth of humans, plants, animals, forests & rivers and argues that Recognizing worth in nature will encourage to encourage environmental protection and preservation
- Transition Movement bases on the need for resilience, as climate change and oil depletion inevitably reduce Earth's capacity for human life with localist views to encourage local communities to be self sufficient.
- Dark Mountain Project sees the hope of resilience as overly optimistic, aiming at stories for survivors living post industrial civilization collapse with discoveries that do not repeat mistakes, but instead have humans as part of nature
- Deep Green Resistance sees industrial civilization as evil due to the damage and suffering it causes humans as well as other species by hastening its destruction through planned sabotage
- Voluntary Human Extinction Movement has a utilitarian philosophy that it would be better for one species (homo sapiens) extinct, which then averts the millions of other species humans are driving to extinction, its is Radically ecocentric and pessimistic since it views any human continuation as a threat to the ecosystems that support life
- An ecolinguist will survey current literature, and analyze through evidence and communities along with their experience to build their perfect ecosophy.
- Ecosophy has to be scientifically possible – for example an extreme version can be argued impossible given limitations, it has to plausible which VHEMT (Voluntary Human Extinction Movement) is not, and has to be aligned with available evidence.
- Section in summaries briefly the ecosophy used in the book where ecosophies are complexed, developed, and changed as the analyst is exposed to.
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Explore the role of stories in ecolinguistics, focusing on mental models and social cognition. Understand how 'stories-we-live-by' influence thoughts, actions, and environmental decisions, particularly the story of progress. Analyzing language use helps reveal these underlying cognitive structures.
