A remote indigenous community experiences increased technological access—if community elders do not actively promote intergenerational language transmission, which consequence follows?

💡 Explanation

Language shift occurs due to reduced exposure to the indigenous language and increased exposure to dominant languages, because intergenerational transmission declines and technological interfaces primarily support dominant languages. Therefore, language shift accelerates, rather than vocabulary enrichment, dialect leveling or code-switching maintenance which require continued use.

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