This book presents the concerns, concepts and methodologies of Ecological Discourse Analysis (EDA) based on the shared positions and practices of previous undertakings of discourse analysis. EDA is regarded as an emerging paradigm in discourse studies which undertakes ecologically motivated study of discourses that influences ecological relations.
The authors propose a multifaceted ecosophy that incorporates Chinese ethical and philosophical traditions and ecological principles. The ecosophy of 'Diversity and Harmony, Interaction and Co-existence' describes the features of ecological dynamics, providing a basis for the evaluation of the ecological meaning represented in discourses. This ecosophy contributes to such efforts with its origin in Chinese philosophies, therefore offering new opportunities for East-West dialogues on ecological values.
An ecogrammar built on Systemic Functional Linguistics is provided as the analytical tool and is applied in the analysis of textbooks, news reports and advertisements. The book also examines the provision of EDA for other fields of study, inspiring research possibilities that are beneficial for an ecological future and inspiring interdisciplinary and multi-methodological studies to be integrated with EDA.

Presents the paradigm of Ecological Discourse Analysis with a focus on an ecogrammar developed out of Systemic Functional Linguistics and guided by ecological principles

About the Author

Wei He is Professor and Deputy Director of the National Research Centre for Foreign Language Education at Beijing Foreign Studies University, China.
Ruijie Zhang is Associate Professor of School of Foreign Studies at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, China.
Ran Gao is Lecturer at Shandong University of Finance and Economics, China.

Reviews
Ecolinguistics owes its existence to Halliday's groundbreaking work in the early 1990s and nowhere are these roots as clear as in volume. This masterful volume on Ecological Discourse Analysis provides a much-needed in-depth exploration of how systemic-functional linguistics can contribute to the ecolinguistic project. * Sune Vork Steffensen, Professor, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark *



Book Information
ISBN 9781350462915
Author Professor Wei He
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC