Cambridge Scholars Publishing Communication as a Life Process, Volume Two: The Holistic Paradigm in Language Sciences (Studies in Ecolinguistics)

This volume is a collection of texts authored by an international team of linguistic scholars who provide their response to the concept of 21st century holism in language studies. The expertise of its contributors is reflected in the thematic scope of the book; it discusses topics such as the concept of harmony in interpersonal communication, semiotic and cultural phenomena handled by discourse analysis, selected aspects of religious discourse, and the study of proverbs or educational processes, to name but a few. 21st century holism embraces a solid theoretical base in post-Newtonian physics (quantum theory in particular), and departs from materialistic and atomistic perspectives based on Darwinism or cognitivism, however tempted we may be to allow the inertia of these in Western science and culture. Once a scholar decides to shift their paradigmatic perspective, thinking style, and research methodology, they start to co-build a collective mental representation herein referred to as ‘the culture of consciousness’. About the Author Marta Bogusławska-Tafelska is an ecolinguist and interdisciplinary scholar. As Assistant Professor at the Department of English Studies, University of Warmia and Mazury, Poland, she created and organised a series of linguistic conferences, a series of books New Pathways in Linguistics (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011), and the Ecolinguistic Studies Programme for Master of Art students of Linguistics (2010–2016). She is the author of several volumes and a collection of peer-reviewed papers on the extended linguistic paradigm for which she adapted the label “ecolinguistics”. Her research interests include the extended educational paradigm, the philosophy of science, and the methodology of linguistic research. Małgorzata Haładewicz-Grzelak is a Senior Lecturer at the Opole University of Technology, Poland. Her research interests include beats-and-binding phonology, social semiotics and the sacred/profane dyad of cultural description. Between 2015 and 2017, she was a member of the International Jury for the Mouton d’Or Award. She has published over 40 articles and book chapters.