Theolinguistics

Definition

Theolinguistics is an interdisciplinary field of linguistics study that focuses on the relationship between language and religious beliefs, doctrines, scriptures practices, and texts. It explores how language functions in religious situations, how religious language influences thought and behavior, and how sacred texts are linguistically constructed or interpreted.

Etymology

A word "Theolinguistics" originates from the Greek word θεός (theos) which means "god," and "linguistics", the study of language.

History

Theolinguistics was established in the 1980s due to the many debates over religious language, and builds on historical linguistic analysis of sacred texts, integrating insights from structuralism, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics to study how language shapes and is shaped by religious beliefs and practices.

References

Crystal, D. (2018). Whatever Happened to Theolinguistics? In Oxford University Press eBooks. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190636647.003.0001
Naydenova, N. S., & С, Н. Н. (2018). Modern Linguistics through Post-Secular Perspective. Vestnik Rossijskogo Universiteta Družby Narodov. Seriâ Lingvistika, 22(4), 988–1000. https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-9182-2018-22-4-988-1000

Theolinguistics

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