Cognitive Linguistic

Relation with
Ecolinguistics
Group 5
Ahmad Hanif Fahrudin 2011040210

Muhammad Fadillah 2011040383

Muhammad Akram Nizar 2011040333

 A. Cognitive Linguistics
• Cognitive linguistics is regarded as an interdisciplinary branch of
linguistics with a combination of knowledge and investigation adopting
from cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and linguistics.
• Cognitive Linguistics is a method to deal with the study of natural
language that began in the late 70s and early 80s in the work of George
Lakoff, Ron Langacker, and Len Talmy. It is emphasizing on language
as an instrument for arranging, handling, and passing on information
(Geeraerts and Cuyckens, 2007)
• We conclude that the cognitive linguistics is the recent study that
discussing about the relationship between mental or thought with
language, which is possible with the language a person can reflect the
mental structures.

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 B. Language and Cognition
Language accumulates cultural
wisdom; cognition develops
mental representations modeling
surrounding world and adapts
cultural knowledge to concrete
circumstances of life. Language
is acquired from surrounding
language “ready-made”.
Cognition is developed from
experience.
According to Chomsky (1995),
there is a difference between
language and cognition; these
two abilities are separate and
independent. But, Cognitive
linguistics emphasizes a single
mechanism for both (Croft and
Cruse, 2004).
It is accepted that psyche is a
piece of brain’s work; and the
psyche is tentatively defined as
a mixture of three main
cognitive components:
sensitivity, memory, and
awareness.

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 Ecolinguistics and cognitive linguistics have a mutually
beneficial and influencing interaction.

According to Haugen, “Language ecology may be defined as

the study ofinteractions between any given language and
its environment”
C. The Relation
According to Halliday, the relationship between language
between Cognitive and the environment describes changes in the environment
which can lead to language changes.
linguistics and
Ecolinguistics
One example of how these two fields of study complement
each other is in understanding the concept of color in
language.

In addition, ecolinguistics can also provide valuable insight

into how language is used to understand and respond to the
environment.
Conclusion
In conclusion, cognitive linguistics and ecolinguistics are connected because they both aim to
comprehend how language and cognition interact. Ecolinguistics, on the other hand,
concentrates especially on the interaction between language and the environment, as opposed
to cognitive linguistics, which is more concerned with the general study of language and
cognition.
Thank you