April 8, 2026 by
Pocholo Umbal
The University of Toronto Faculty of Arts & Science News recently published a feature, Long-term project charts the evolution of heritage languages in Toronto, spotlighting Prof. Naomi Nagy's Heritage Language Variation and Change (HLVC) Project. The article covers the history and scope of the project since its inception over 25 years ago. The HLVC Project has reshaped how linguists undersatnd heritage languages in multilingual cities like Toronto, challenging long-held assumptions about language shift and language loss across generations. Congratulations to Prof. Nagy for this A&S feature!