Language and Ecology in Southern and Eastern Arabia

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Dr Janet C.E. Watson (University of Leeds, UK) Dr Jon C. Lovett (University of Leeds, UK)

Language and Ecology in Southern and Eastern Arabia

Dr Janet C.E. Watson (University of Leeds, UK), Dr Jon C. Lovett (University of Leeds, UK), Roberta Morano (University of Leeds, UK) , Mariana Roccia

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Bloomsbury Academic
30 May 2024

Sociolinguistics; Historical & comparative linguistics; Ecological science, the Biosphere; The environment

Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics

Regions of the world with greatest biodiversity are shown to exhibit greatest linguistic diversity, strongly suggesting that the relationship between language and ecology is both symbiotic and spatially and temporally determined. This volume examines the expressions of, and threats and challenges to, this relationship in southern and eastern Arabia.

Exploring the ways in which indigenous languages reflect the close relationship between people and their natural environment, this book presents an overview of the key threats and challenges, and introduces the methodologies used to investigate them. Across the chapters, case studies are presented dealing with language, gesture and ecology, the significance of naming, the role of narratives in the language–ecology relationship, and conservation and revitalisation of bio-cultural diversity in Arabia. Taking a multidisciplinary view, this book argues for the central role that language plays in facing the challenges and threats to bio-cultural diversity, and presents methods for the study of the language–nature relationship that can be applied globally.

Edited by: Dr Janet C.E. Watson (University of Leeds UK), Dr Jon C. Lovett (University of Leeds, UK), Roberta Morano (University of Leeds, UK), Mariana Roccia, Roberta Morano (University of Leeds UK)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781350346963
ISBN 10: 1350346969
Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 30 May 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Figures List of Maps List of Tables List of Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction, Janet C.E. Watson (University of Leeds, UK), Jon Lovett (University of Leeds, UK) and Roberta Morano (University of Leeds, UK) 1. Language, Gesture and Ecology in Modern South Arabian Languages, Jack Wilson (University of Salford, UK), Janet C.E. Watson (University of Leeds, UK), Andrea Boom (University of Leeds, UK) and Saeed al-Qumairi (Hadhramawt University, Yemen) Part I. Arabia: The Significance of Names 2. What’s in a Name? Miranda Morris (Independent Researcher) 3. When Water Shapes Words: Musandam’s Kumzari People and the Language of the Sea, Erik Anonby (Carleton University, Canada), AbdulQader Qasim Ali Al Kamzari (Sultanate of Oman) and Yousuf Ali Mohammed Al Kamzari (Ministry of Health, Oman) 4. Water and Culture Among the Modern South Arabian-Speaking People, Fabio Gasparini (Freie Universität Berlin, Germany) and Saeed al Mahri (Independent Researcher) 5. A Botanical and Etymological Approach to Plant Names in Southern Arabia, Shahina A. Ghazanfar (Kew Gardens, UK) and Leonid Kogan (National Research University, Russia) 6. Traditional Knowledge and Vocabulary around Weather and Astronomy in Qatar, Kaltham Al Ghanim (Qatar University, Qatar) 7. Plant and Animal Terms in ?a?rami Arabic Idiomatic Expressions, Proverbs, and Chants, Abdullah H. Al Saqqaf (Independent Researcher) Part II. Arabia: Narratives and Ecology 8. The Language of Kumzari Folklore, Christina van der Wal Anonby (Carleton University, Canada) 9. Orature and Nature in Southern Arabia, Sam Liebhaber (Middlebury College, USA), Kamela al-Barami (University Leeds, UK), and Ahmed al-Mashikhi (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman) 10. Climatic Disasters and Stories of Resilience in Southern and Northern Oman, Suad Al-Manji (Ministry of Education, Oman) and Janet C.E. Watson (University of Leeds, UK) Part III. Arabia: Conservation and Revitalisation 11. People’s (Non-)Participation in Conservation: A Case from Oman, Dawn Chatty (University of Oxford, UK) Conclusion Index

Janet C.E. Watson, Fellow of the British Academy, is Leadership Chair of Language at Leeds and Co-Director of the Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures and Ecosystems at the University of Leeds, UK. Jon C. Lovett is Leadership Chair of Global Challenges and Co-Director of the Centre for Endangered Languages, Cultures and Ecosystems at the University of Leeds, UK. Roberta Morano is Postdoctoral Researcher of Arabic Linguistics and Ecolinguistics at the University of Leeds, UK.

Reviews for Language and Ecology in Southern and Eastern Arabia

This book represents a truly interdisciplinary approach to the ways in which language use (at the levels of vocabulary, metaphor, narrative structure, and gesture) reflects the natural environment of speakers, and presents persuasive arguments for taking speakers’ intimate knowledge of ecological features into account in any efforts of conservation. It centres on case studies from the South East Arabian context, written by teams of local and international experts in the area. -- Eva Schultze-Berndt, University of Manchester, UK This book provides a detailed description of the geography and spoken languages of southern and eastern parts of the Arab world. It is illuminating and loaded with information about the region. The book helps find ways to preserve nature by preserving the language used in a certain ecosystem. Anyone who cares for the natural world should read this environmentally inspiring book. -- Dina A. Ramadan, Ain Shams University, Egypt