Language as an Ecological Phenomenon: Languaging and Bioecologies in Human-Environment Relationships

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Sune Vork Steffensen (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.) Stephen Cowley (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)

Language as an Ecological Phenomenon

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Languaging and Bioecologies in Human-Environment Relationships

Sune Vork Steffensen (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.), Stephen Cowley (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark), Martin Döring (Hamburg University, Germany)

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Bloomsbury Academic
12 January 2026

Language Reference & Linguistics; linguistics; Communication studies; The environment

Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics

Moving beyond a more traditional view of language as a discrete sociocultural and cognitive entity that distorts our understanding of surrounding ecologies, this book argues that the starting point for ecolinguistics is an appreciation of language as not just about nature, but of nature.

Exploring this conceptual change in the field, the book presents a process view in which language is substituted by languaging, emphasising the bioecologies that we cohabit with numerous other species. It puts forward this perspective by looking at the theoretical considerations behind the understanding of languaging as bioecological, and through examining languaging in various contexts and places. Drawing on examples from across the world, it addresses topics such as climate catastrophes, corporate narratives, questions of ecological leadership, the bioecological implications of the COVID pandemic, and relational landscapes. It also makes use of data from across multiple bioecological settings, including the dairy and agricultural industries.

Edited by: Sune Vork Steffensen (University of Southern Denmark Denmark.), Stephen Cowley (University of Southern Denmark, Denmark), Martin Döring (Hamburg University, Germany)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 232mm, Width: 150mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9781350304529
ISBN 10: 1350304522
Series: Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics
Pages: 260
Publication Date: 12 January 2026
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sune Vork Steffensen is Professor of Language, Interaction, and Cognition at the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark. Martin Döring is a senior scientist at the Institute of Geography at Hamburg University, Germany, and at the Institute for Coastal Research at the Hereon Centre Geesthacht, Germany. Stephen Cowley is Professor of Organisational Cognition at the University of Southern Denmark, Denmark.

Reviews for Language as an Ecological Phenomenon: Languaging and Bioecologies in Human-Environment Relationships

""[The] volume makes a compelling case for transitioning from a theoretical discourse on ecolinguistics to a practice-oriented approach to languaging in a world increasingly threatened by the destruction of ecosystems and climate change."" --Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences