THE IMPACT OF URBANIZATION ON LANGUAGE USE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
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Keywords: Urbanization, language use, developing countries, multilingualism, language shift, language mixing, dialects, linguistic diversity.Abstract
Urbanization has become a significant phenomenon in developing countries,
bringing about profound social, economic, and cultural transformations. One of the
notable impacts of urbanization is its effect on language use. This article explores how
rapid urban growth influences linguistic practices, particularly in the context of
multilingual societies in developing nations. Urban centers become melting pots of
diverse linguistic communities, resulting in both challenges and opportunities for
language maintenance, shift, and evolution.
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