Routledge Posthumanist Applied Linguistics - Routledge

Posthumanist Applied Linguistics reimagines language study through a posthuman lens, drawing on urban multilingualism, animal communication research, and contemporary data sources to challenge conventional thinking. The book explores the Anthropocene, new materialism, distributed language, and assemblages whilst questioning traditional boundaries between humans, animals, and objects. Written by a leading applied linguistics scholar, this critical work offers eight chapters that reframe how we understand language's role in the world, with significant implications for research methodologies, educational practice, and political thought. It addresses fundamental questions about humanity's relationship with language and the environment during an age of ecological transformation, making it essential reading for scholars, educators, and anyone rethinking the role of language in posthuman contexts.