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The Linguistic Hegemony Hypothesis
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What is the main idea of the Linguistic Hegemony Hypothesis?
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The language of a dominant group can be used to maintain and reinforce its power over other groups.
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The Linguistic Hegemony Hypothesis argues that the language of a dominant group can be used to maintain and reinforce its power over other groups by marginalizing the languages of those groups and making it difficult for them to participate fully in society.