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The Politics of Language and Music
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What is the term used to describe the use of language to maintain or gain power in a society?
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Linguistic hegemony
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Linguistic hegemony is the use of language to maintain or gain power in a society. It can be achieved through the imposition of a dominant language, the marginalization of minority languages, or the control of language use in institutions.