Ecolinguistics: the state of the art and future horizons

Matrilinial System and The Activity of Women Trafficking In West Sumatera

“…It can be defined as the value that is considered good and inherited for generations [14]. The local wisdom is commonly implemented by the peoples concerned as a result of the interaction between man and his environment [15]. This implementation is then reflected by the way they live, interact, and behave.…”

The multivoicedness of written documentation: An international nursing student documenting in a second language

“…The research questions are the following: 1) what kinds of forces constrain or afford adequate use of the EPR and how, and 2) what kinds of opportunities does the student have to practice the use of the EPR? By drawing on an ecological framework, this study opens a new perspective on the interaction between L1 and L2 speakers in the context of EPR documentation (Kramsch and Steffensen 2008;Steffensen and Fill 2014;van Lier 2004). Nexus analysis is applied as a meta-methodology to integrate the results of my previous studies and the different methodological tools used in this article (Hult 2010;Pietikäinen 2012;Scollon and Scollon 2004).…”

Why Language Evolution Needs Memory: Systems and Ecological Approaches

“…This 'pragmatic turn' in language and sign systems studies (Witzany 2010: 16-23;Steffensen and Fill 2014) shows that the origin and evolution of language is an integral part of general evolutionary processes and is dependent on and correlates with evolution of other sign systems (Jablonka and Lamb 2008;Barbieri 2009;Kull 2009). Therefore, the main aim of this article is: 1) to offer one possible paradigm that can systemise modern theories that define the nature of language, 2) propose a role for different types of memory (inheritance systems) in the origin and evolution of language and other sign systems, 3) bring together and exemplify the significance of biosemiotic studies, systems (ecological, holistic, integrative) approaches to language, and modern 'Extended evolutionary synthesis' (Jablonka and Lamb 2008;Mesoudi et al 2013).…”

“…Scientific searches for an integrative theory to the study of language and attempts to classify different approaches is quite common in the last few years (e.g., Gong et al 2014, Steffensen andFill 2014). Four main approaches or theories can be discerned in these searches: 1) a theory in which language originates from individual (innate and acquired) cognitive skills, 2) theories focusing on the dependence of language on natural causes and environment (ecosystems), 3) paradigms that put a premium on culture and social interactions and, finally, 4) autonomous approaches that explain the nature of language in terms of its own internal principles.…”

“…For that reason, theoretical grounds for elaboration of a general theory that can embrace the common features of language and memory include: the systems and process approach (Steffensen and Fill 2014), the (bio)semiotic theory (Kull 2009;Barbieri 2010;Favareau 2010), the theory of distributed language and cognition (Cowley 2009(Cowley , 2011Linell 2013), the ecological approach to cognitive and communicative processes (Steffensen and Fill 2014), and the developmental systems theory (Robert et al 2001;Griffiths and Gray 2005;Shea 2011).…”