Abstract:
This study explores emotive language in lyrical nature writing from the perspective of ecolinguistics in four nature books. In fact, embodied mind style is explored by considering emotive language as a linguistic phenomenon that can inject into the readers' minds the sensorial, emotional, and psychological experiences of the lyricist. The interrogation of emotive language is based on Attitude subsystem of Appraisal Analysis, which consists of Affect, Judgement, and Appreciation (Martin & White, 2005). The analyses of the linguistic portrayal of Affect -- based on the modified Affect system sub-categories, including Un/Happiness, Dis/Satisfaction, In/Security, Dis/Inclination, and Surprise -- revealed the prevalence of Insecurity in the books by contemporary nature writers and Happiness in the books by their predecessors. Moreover, the Judgement and Appreciation analyses suggest that moral sentiment and aesthetic emotion are indispensable parts of lyrical nature writing that can awaken humility and sympathy in the minds and hearts of the readers.
Machine summary:
"The interrogation of emotive language is based on Attitude subsystem of Appraisal Analysis, which consists of Affect, Judgement, and Appreciation (Martin & White, 2005).
The analyses of the linguistic portrayal of Affect -- based on the modified Affect system sub-categories, including Un/Happiness, Dis/Satisfaction, In/Security, Dis/Inclination, and Surprise -- revealed the prevalence of Insecurity in the books by contemporary nature writers and Happiness in the books by their predecessors.
Appraisal Analysis, Discourse, Ecolinguistics, Ecology, Ideology, Nature Writing Introduction Many languages are dying and, thus, making the earth a monoglot place.
The critical discourse analysis of publications produced by and for the meat industry by Stibbe (2001) discloses logics of suffering, including references to animals as resources; the discourse of science, which naturalizes nonhumans' oppression; and nominalization of practices, which hides human agency.
The result of the analysis of Affect in the language of four nature writers Aldo Leopold Kathleen Jamie Nan Shepherd David Abram Feature N Percent N Percent N Percent N Percent AFFECT N=342 N=342 N=237 N=688 un/happiness 101 29.
The result of the analysis of Judgement in the language of four nature writers Aldo Leopold Kathleen Jamie Nan Shepherd David Abram Feature N Percent N Percent N Percent N Percent SOCIAL ESTEEM N=205 N=280 N=165 N=493 normality 45 21.
The result of the analysis of Appreciation in the language of four nature writers Aldo Leopold Kathleen Jamie Nan Shepherd David Abram Feature N Percent N Percent N Percent N Percent REACTION N=279 N=239 N=226 N=569 impact 49 17."