The Main Trends of Linguoecological Research

Abstract

The article shows linguoecology as a new integrated area of Linguistic research. Priority areas, significance, and form of linguoecological research have been defined. Linguoecology has been described as a new model of research in modern-world linguistics and the article provides an overview of the main directions of development. Linguoecology has been considered a tool for creating a harmonious human environment and social interaction with its specific features. In addition, the article analyzes the differences between the terms “Linguistic ecology” and, “Ecolinguistics” which are used in recent studies. The multifaceted nature of linguoecological research requires the identification and separate consideration of areas of linguoecology, and the problem of classification of linguoecology arises. The article focuses on the newly formed interdisciplinary areas of ethics, emotion, and comparative linguoecology. Philosophical, orthological, cultural, social, and pedagogical directions of linguoecology are analyzed and research in this field is considered.