Why Might Endangered Languages Benefit from New Technology and Media

question 20

Multiple Choice

Why might endangered languages benefit from new technology and media?

• A) Technology can preserve language while increasing access and facilitating use.
• B) New media may transform language ideology so that endangered languages become less prestigious.
• C) Technology and media can reduce the usage of dominant languages.
• D) New media can make endangered languages easier to pronounce and understand.

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Definitions:

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