GOD, NATURE, HUMAN BEING, LANGUAGE: VOICES OF PESSIMISM (AN ESSAY ON A CURRENT ISSUE)

In the essay, I offer multli-factor approach to the analysis of nature condition and the impact of human activity on the environment. Its detrimental effect on flora and fauna of the Earth is exemplified, the consequences of the effect are analyzed, measures are offered to prevent ecological disaster and the possible human population extinction. Language problems are considered from the angle of language purism as one of the patterns of Human-Language interaction that has a long history and demonstrates the multitude of positions that at times turn out opposite. The paper evaluates language purism in general, discusses closely connected issues of bilingualism, and insists on the necessity of status and structural change of educational programs that focus on nature and language.