University of Isfahan Journal of Researches in Linguistics 2322-3413 8 1 2017 02 19 An Ecolinguistic Approach to Anthropocentrism in Defining Animals in Moin Persian Dictionary An Ecolinguistic Approach to Anthropocentrism in Defining Animals in Moin Persian Dictionary 53 70 21261 10.22108/jrl.2017.21261 FA Maryam Sadat Ghiasian Payame Noor University, Iran Akbar Shirini Payame Noor University, Iran Journal Article 2015 08 23 An Ecolinguistic Approach to Anthropocentrism in Defining Animals in Moin Persian Dictionary<br /> Abstract<br /> The power of ecolinguistic approaches, a burgeoning approach in critical studies, lies in their ability to transcend the readers beyond the determinisms of language and encourage friendly and humane relationships with nature and all species of life. This paper appraises how language contributes to the oppression and exploitation of animals by scrutinizing the definition of animals given in Moin Persian to Persian Dictionary. The results show how Moin Dictionary, by concentrating mainly on environmental problems, fails to criticize the environmentally destructive cultural values institutionalized unconsciously by Iranians, and directs attention away from alternatives. This dictionary portrays animals as objects, resources or token species. According to the results, intensive confinement, oppression and slaughter of animals depend on the implicit consent of the population. By applying a critical approach, this paper attempts to expose ideologies embedded in the discourse of this dictionary. An Ecolinguistic Approach to Anthropocentrism in Defining Animals in Moin Persian Dictionary<br /> Abstract<br /> The power of ecolinguistic approaches, a burgeoning approach in critical studies, lies in their ability to transcend the readers beyond the determinisms of language and encourage friendly and humane relationships with nature and all species of life. This paper appraises how language contributes to the oppression and exploitation of animals by scrutinizing the definition of animals given in Moin Persian to Persian Dictionary. The results show how Moin Dictionary, by concentrating mainly on environmental problems, fails to criticize the environmentally destructive cultural values institutionalized unconsciously by Iranians, and directs attention away from alternatives. This dictionary portrays animals as objects, resources or token species. According to the results, intensive confinement, oppression and slaughter of animals depend on the implicit consent of the population. By applying a critical approach, this paper attempts to expose ideologies embedded in the discourse of this dictionary. https://jrl.ui.ac.ir/article_21261_b2938551feb491a00ec2027f957521f6.pdf