DIMENSIONS LANGUAGE MAINTENANCE LANGUAGE SHIFT

It helps with language Education doesn't significantly

maintenance because, in school, impact language shift, but
we always prioritize the use of schools can encourage it,
EDUCATIONAL language; therefore, it will be used especially in English-related
continuously that makes it more subjects, through the
effective. implementation of the English
Only Policy (EOP).

Sociocultural relationships within Language shift is largely

a family, where people share influenced by sociocultural
similar activities and language, factors. For instance, migrants
can promote language who relocate from areas with
SOCIO-CULTURAL maintenance due to the different languages and cultures
establishment of shared social and will be more exposed to the
cultural contexts. dominant language and culture;
in other words, they will speak
the dominant language in order
to be understood in that new
location.

Economic help in language Economics are also a great factor

maintenance. Experts claim that a
country's languages disappear
more quickly the more
economically successful it is,
according to
languagetrainers.com. Philippines
ECONOMIC is not, hence the loss of our
primary language will not happen
more quickly. Although the
population of the Philippines is
increasing, parents often educate
their kids Tagalog. Our dominant
language is still passed to other
generations so it won’t die.
in language shift. For example, if
someone is offered a scholarship
to study in Canada, knowing that
it is an English-dominated
country, he or she is obliged to
use that language. As a result,
the dominant language will lead,
and the minority language will
eventually die or shift

Given that political factors are Political factor affect language

related to society as a whole, I
believe they might help in
language maintenance.
POLITICAL Government, teachers, LGU’s can
raise our sensitivity towards
majority language of the minority
groups to help us maintained it.
shift when people are eager to "get
on" in a society where proficiency
in a second language is required
for success. Also, language
planning and education policies,
for example, have the potential to
influence minority language

Similar to politics, many
institutions have an interest in
maintaining the dominant
language, which might help with
language maintenance. The school
INSTITUTIONAL is a setting where knowledge is
promoted, and through learning,
we constantly use the language.
These organizations can assist us
in preventing shifts in language.
Demographics play a crucial role
in language maintenance,
particularly for rural residents
who meet their social needs in
terms of ethnicity and minority
DEMOGRAPHIC language. For example, Filipinos
in Japan who live out of town on
farms have maintained their
ethnic language better than those
in the towns because of their
relative social isolation.
If the minority language is strongly
valued in the community, it can be
preserved. It is more likely that a
minority language will endure
longer in the community if it is
ATTITUDINAL seen as an important symbol of
the identity of the minority group.
We can resist the pressure to
speak in the dominant language
by giving minority language usage
priority.
status and usage. Governments
occasionally take deliberate steps
to prevent minority languages
from being taught or used,
preferring to focus on the
dominant language.
For me, institutional factors do
not promote language shift
because these factors may stem
from legislative, executive, or
judicial actions, and they are the
ones who make and enforce laws.
They don’t make laws that say to
use the minority language.
Though it almost happens when
one of the former presidents
implements the use of English in
schools or subjects.
In contrast to language
maintenance, language shift can
also be influenced by
demographics, particularly in
urban areas where a large
population of people of various
races and languages lives.
If we don't think of language as a
significant symbol, attitudinal
can also help in language shift. It
might change faster if we don’t
value it. As an illustration, Gen
Z, the younger generation are
more indulge in watching K-pop/
K-drama in which they acquire or
learn the language. Sometimes
they use the Korean language in
greeting someone.