Linguistics Society of Iran Language and Linguistics 23223847 Articles in Press 2020 01 02 Structural and semantic study of animal adjectives in Lori Bakhtiari: An Analysis Based on Ecolinguistics Structural and semantic study of animal adjectives in Lori Bakhtiari: An Analysis Based on Ecolinguistics 17 4460 FA Mahnaz Talebi Dastenaee, Alzahra University Fariba Ghatreh Department of Linguistics, Alzahra university Journal Article 2018 04 15 <span>Various factors are involved in the formation of words in linguistic society. The environment around the speakers, association with the nature and climate of their region are among these factors. For example, societies that have been linked with nature through livestock or farming, the terms related to nature are found more in their language. Ecolinguistics as a new approach in language studies, which focuses on the interrelationship between a language, and its users’ geographical and natural environment. Iran has a large diversity in natural ecosystems; considering the close relationship between the Iranian people with the surrounding ecosystems, especially in the past, it is expected that significant results can be gained through studying these interactions. The present paper first introduces and describes Ecolinguistics, then the animal adjectives (distinguished from domestic animals, wildlife, birds and insects) are studied in the Lori Bakhtiari dialect. The findings of this research show that these words and their metaphorical meanings in describing different characteristics of people, indicate the reflection</span> <span>Various factors are involved in the formation of words in linguistic society. The environment around the speakers, association with the nature and climate of their region are among these factors. For example, societies that have been linked with nature through livestock or farming, the terms related to nature are found more in their language. Ecolinguistics as a new approach in language studies, which focuses on the interrelationship between a language, and its users’ geographical and natural environment. Iran has a large diversity in natural ecosystems; considering the close relationship between the Iranian people with the surrounding ecosystems, especially in the past, it is expected that significant results can be gained through studying these interactions. The present paper first introduces and describes Ecolinguistics, then the animal adjectives (distinguished from domestic animals, wildlife, birds and insects) are studied in the Lori Bakhtiari dialect. The findings of this research show that these words and their metaphorical meanings in describing different characteristics of people, indicate the reflection</span> https://lsi-linguistics.ihcs.ac.ir/article_4460_751ef92dbaaa082e59a578dde958088f.pdf