Question

What is language maintenance?

Answer 1

$\huge\sf{\underline{\red{Answer:}}}$

• Language maintenance denotes the continuing use of a language in the face of competition from a regionally and socially more powerful language. Language shift is the opposite of this: it denotes the replacement of one language by another as the primary means of communication within a community.

Answer 2

Answer:

hey mate

Ans– 1. Language maintenance: language maintenance refers to the situation where a speaker,a group of speakers,or a speech community continues to use their language in same or all spheres of life despie compettion with the dominant or majority language to become the main language in these spheres…

2. Factors of language maintenance: Giles,bourhis and taylor (1977) have constructed a model to systemize the main factors operating. They propose a combination of three main factors.

3. 1. Status 2. Demographic 3. Institutional support

Explanation:

hope this helps you

mark me Brainlist