Representation of animals in Scarry's children's books: An Eco linguistic analysis

Authors

  • Kdahim Shakir Fashal PhD candidate, University of Babylon, College of Education for Human Sciences, Dpt. of English, Iraq
  • Sadiq Mahdi Kadhim Al Shamari University of Babylon, College of Education for Human Sciences, Dpt. of English, Iraq

Keywords:

ecolinguistics, salience, children's literature, children's book

Abstract

The study of the interactions that occurs  between language and ecology is known as ecolinguistics. It studies whether the narratives produced by language are destructive to all of the components of the environment or whether they are beneficial to those components. This paper is  effort to find out  some bright spots regarding the state of our ecosystem. It focuses on children's books that promote environmental awareness, which in turn encourage the protection of nonhuman creatures and the avoidance of their exploitation. Nonhuman animals are a component of the ecosystem, and the manner in which they are portrayed in language can influence the connection between humans and nonhuman animals. Due to the fact that children's books refer to nonhuman animals as sentient beings, it is essential to examine if the language of these stories articulates their intentions and creates stories that are good for nonhuman species. This paper analyses the stories surrounding nonhuman creatures in four children's books to Richard Scarry .  It also examines how these stories are shaped and determines whether or not they correspond with the ecosophy of thepro-environmental. 

 

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Published

25-12-2022

How to Cite

Fashal , K. S., & Al Shamari, S. . M. . K. (2022). Representation of animals in Scarry’s children’s books: An Eco linguistic analysis. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S7), 6718–6727. Retrieved from https://sciencescholar.us/journal/index.php/ijhs/article/view/13798

Issue

Vol. 6 No. S7 (2022)

Section

Peer Review Articles
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