微观生态语言学与宏观生态语言学

Micro-ecolinguistics and macro-ecolinguistics

本文通过分析一些国际知名的生态语言学家所给的"生态语言学"定义,区分出"微观生态语言学"和"宏观生态语言学"。前者是语言学学科中的一个分支,后者则是位于语言学和生态学这些学科之上的超学科。对生态语言学的不同理解与"生态"意义的泛化有关。本文作者认为,在中国的语境中,应该采取微观生态语言学的定义。

By examining definitions of "ecolinguistics" given by well-known international ecolinguists, this paper works toward a distinction between micro-ecolinguistics and macro-ecolinguistics. The former is regarded as a branch of linguistics whereas the latter as a trans-discipline which is placed above disciplines such as linguistics and ecology. The different interpretations of ecolinguistics are due to the over-use of "ecology". It is argued that in the present Chinese context, it is micro-ecolinguistics that should be the focus of study.