Representation of Plants in Discourse: From Neglect to Recognition (Bloomsbury Advances in Ecolinguistics)

How do we communicate about plants in diverse socio-cultural contexts?Which underlying values and beliefs inform the positioning of plants in texts?Why is it essential to reflect on plant discourse at a time of climate crisis?Plants are life-sustaining protagonists on the planet, and their immense relevance in ecosystems and in our lives cannot be overstated.Yet, plants tend to be given less consideration than animals because their organisms are very different from ours, and their movements and actions are difficult to perceive because of our sensory limitations and different timeframes.Therefore, plants are often neglected and backgrounded, or discursively constructed as exploitable resources and commodities, especially in technological and urbanised social contexts.This results in discursive representations informed by de-animating and exploitative beliefs that have negative cascading impacts on the web of life.Vice versa, respect for all participants in Earth ecosystems, including p