LING 3790

Language Maintenance and Language Shift

Credit Hours:

An overview of the extra-linguistic factors that either promote the maintenance of a minority/heritage language or affect the shift towards the majority or hegemonic regional or national variety. Specific emphasis is placed on the methods and data sources for conducting qualitative and quantitative sociolinguistic analysis.

Prerequisites:

LING 3060 or LING 3150 or LING 3150W

Semester Offered:

Irregularly

Level:

Undergraduate

Course information

Schedule

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Spring 2026

Fall 2025

Instructors of this Course

Joshua Bousquette

Associate Professor

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