Keywords
the anthropic principle
language
language and sources of natural language feeding/strengthening
ecolinguistics
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The anthropic principle, which emphasizes the role of the human observer in the observation of the universe, is accepted here as the fundamental principle operating within the ‘human condition’ (conditio humana, CH). A four-step model of CH is postulated here. The model comprises a synergy of the following steps/degrees: sensing, the anthropic principle, language, and sources of natural language feeding/strengthening. The model is assumed to be relevant in the description and assessment of the following components of the ecological approach to natural language: natural language resources, natural language resource management, communicative wellbeing, degree of conservation of natural language resources in a particular natural language habitat, and ecological support for the life of natural language.
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