Climate crisis and language – A constructivist ecolinguistic approach

Kaushal, Sanjay; Dhammi, Sarvsureshth; Guha, A.

doi:10.1016/j.matpr.2021.08.093

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“…On the whole, the findings of this study indirectly support the notion that educational programs and interventions that boost creative thinking and problem-solving skills may also be effective at addressing climate change concerns [125]. The findings also underscore the importance of incorporating creative activities into mental health interventions [12,166,167], providing insights on designing more effective climate communication strategies that resonate with different emotional states [118,120,121], and indicating the importance of studying the policies, cultural factors and practices that contribute to the sustainability role model.…”

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confidence: 56%

“…Next, these findings could help in designing climate change communication strategies [119][120][121][122]; if creative and happy individuals are indeed more concerned about climate change, then tailored messaging and campaigns could be developed, leveraging emotional and creative inclinations as well as encouraging participation in significant sustainability projects, programs and the other activities including sustainability communication within the frame of citizen science [123,124].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Creative and Happy Individuals Concerned about Climate Change: Evidence Based on the 10th Round of the European Social Survey in 22 Countries

Dirzyte,

Valatka

2023

Sustainability

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Previous studies, to some extent, link creativity, well-being, and environmental concerns. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the associations between self-reported creativity, psychological well-being, and climate change concerns. This study was based on data derived from the European Social Survey’s 10th round and applied several items from sections H, B, and C. The findings revealed that creativity was positively linked to climate change concerns and psychological well-being, while psychological well-being was, to some extent, negatively related to climate change concerns. The SEM model demonstrated an acceptable fit, χ2 = 1627.862; Df = 7; CFI = 0.959; TLI = 0.876; NFI = 0.958; RMSEA = 0.078 [0.075–0.082]. Additionally, the findings indicated that more creative and happy individuals were also more concerned about climate change; they were more prone to believe that climate change is caused by human activity, they felt a higher personal responsibility to reduce climate change, and they were significantly more worried about climate change. This implies that as creative and happy individuals have a heightened sense of responsibility for climate change, these individuals may indeed play a key role in promoting climate change awareness and actions, including communication on sustainability, sustainability-related projects, and other activities; thus, tailored campaigns could be developed within the frames of citizen science. The findings also suggest implications for policy development: policymakers could consider the perspectives of creative and happy individuals when crafting climate policies, potentially leading to more effective and widely accepted solutions.

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Section: Limitations and Future Directionssupporting

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confidence: 99%

Creative and Happy Individuals Concerned about Climate Change: Evidence Based on the 10th Round of the European Social Survey in 22 Countries

Dirzyte,

Valatka

2023

Sustainability

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“…The DLP also suggests that an ecological paradigm is a framework that investigates how individuals utilize sociocultural resources in a nonlinear and unforeseeable manner ( Li et al, 2020 ). For the connection between context and language, the eco-linguistics framework has been applied in content analysis ( Nash and Mühlhäusler, 2014 ; Norton and Hulme, 2019 ; Kaushal et al, 2022 ), discourse analysis ( Alexander and Stibbe, 2014 ; Zhou, 2017 ; Huang and Zhao, 2021 ) and metaphors analysis ( Döring and Zunino, 2014 ). For immigrants in an intercultural context, the eco-linguistic framework has been used in studies on multilingualism and language ( Pérez, 2015 ; Farsiu, 2021 ).…”

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Understanding the cultural identity of EFL learners from the eco-linguistics perspective: evidence from students in arts college before and after the COVID-19 epidemic period

Peng

2023

Front. Psychol.

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The identity development process has individual and societal components and is inherently intertwined with one’s broader sociocultural milieu. The correlation between the personal and social aspects of an individual’s identity considerably influences their behavior within their environment. This study examines cultural identity changes among English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students by conducting a questionnaire survey based on the anxiety/uncertainty management theory by Gudykunst (1995, 1998). The questionnaire was distributed twice: Study 1 used data from 483 students and Study 2 used data from 359 students. After each study, 20 students’ descriptions of Chinese and Western cultures were analyzed in NVivo. Guided by the ecological research paradigm, this study examines the impact of individual differences on cultural identity at the macro-, meso-, exo-, and micro- levels. The findings suggest that social context can influence an individual’s cultural identity, and cultural identity development accompanies being “oneself.”

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“…Several studies have been conducted in analyzing environmental discourse. One of them is the vocabulary used that maintaining peaceful society [3,5,9]. This study used printed newspaper and online newspaper from Indonesia media which are Gatra, majalah Tempo, majalah Trust, harian Kompas, harian Kabar Indonesia, harian Media Indonesia, harian Suara Merdeka, and harian Surabaya Pagi.…”

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The Depiction of Environmental Preservation by Indonesian Media: Study of Euphemism and Dysphemism

Degaf¹,

Nabila²,

Amrullah³

2023

Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research

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This study focuses on euphemism and dysphemism in news texts on environmental discourse in Indonesia. Three Indonesia mainstream medias which are CNN, Detikcom, and Kompas are chosen as the data. Using descriptive qualitative we discover that the use of euphemisms and dysphemism in a linguistic perspective is not only limited to softening and degrading meaning but also to manipulating audiences. For example, the use of euphemisms to describe the impact of environmental damage will soften the impact, "menghilangkan bentang alam" is used to describe a destroyed area due to the project, and "lahan yang terdampak" means the area areas that are potentially damaged by the project. Meanwhile, the use of dysphemism will add a bad impression to residents who try to protect their environment, such as "Penolakan Pembangunan" that seems disapproving of Indonesia's progress and "aksi unjuk rasa" carried out for natural exploitation projects development. In conclusion, most of the use of euphemisms and dysphemism by the media does not support environmental conservation because words that should have been clarified in their meaning to give awareness to the environment crisis are instead being softened, on the contrary, people's actions for the environment are described as bad behaviour.

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Climate crisis and language – A constructivist ecolinguistic approach

Cited by 7 publications

References 21 publications

Creative and Happy Individuals Concerned about Climate Change: Evidence Based on the 10th Round of the European Social Survey in 22 Countries

Creative and Happy Individuals Concerned about Climate Change: Evidence Based on the 10th Round of the European Social Survey in 22 Countries

Understanding the cultural identity of EFL learners from the eco-linguistics perspective: evidence from students in arts college before and after the COVID-19 epidemic period

The Depiction of Environmental Preservation by Indonesian Media: Study of Euphemism and Dysphemism

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