University of Gloucestershire, UK
Ecolinguistics and Eccentric narratives
This talk explores what ecolinguistics can offer the study of ethical leadership. There are many definitions of leadership but one of the most useful from an ecolinguistic perspective is that it involves individuals who attempt to re-frame and re-define the reality of others. This makes leadership primarily a linguistic performance, and ecolinguistics is concerned with how language encourages ecologically harmful or beneficial behaviour. This talk explores the language of ethical leadership through analysis of inspiring leadership speeches and reveals some of the linguistic processes which play a role in defining reality and promoting ecologically beneficial behaviour
