Lexis of climate phenomena in social sciences students’ daily discourse

• Main Author: Waldemar Tłokiński
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
• Series: Oceanologia
• Subjects: Ecology; Climate; Lexical analysis; Environmental responsibility; Social science students
• Online Access: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0078323420300221

Summary: An academic degree gained in the field of social sciences also means more extensive knowledge of the surrounding world understood as the natural environment crucial in defining the position and development of humankind. Interpersonal communication, apart from the colloquialisms related to climate phenomena (weather), shows an evolving state of knowledge of the topic, changing attitudes, and possible stances formulating the need for change. Opinion polls conducted among 150 social science students comprise the source material for the lexicological analysis in the areas of the knowledge, time, and responsibility (related to environmentalism and climate) indicating that attitudes towards the natural environment are present in communicative behaviours.