This paper takes the minority students of Yunnan Minzu University as the research object, and discusses the strategies they adopt in the process of acquiring their native language and their impact on the protection of language diversity. Through questionnaire survey and interview, the research finds that students mainly adopt cultural awareness cultivation, language learning environment, productive strategy, receptive strategy and so on in language acquisition. Based on the theory of linguistic ecology, this paper analyzes the application of these strategies in multilingual environment and their positive effects on the inheritance and development of minority languages. The findings highlight the importance of effective language policy formulation and implementation for the protection of linguistic diversity in the context of globalization, and provide theoretical basis and practical guidance for the harmonious development of multilingual societies.

Language acquisition strategies;Language diversity;Inheritance of minority languages;The ecology of language

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DOI： https://doi.org/10.62639/sspjiss02.20250201

Published： 2025