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Protecting the Azerbaijani Language: Parliament Considers Laws on Language Usage

Azerbaijan international, 2000-03, Vol.8 (1), p.26

Copyright Azerbaijan International Mar 31, 2000 ;ISSN: 1075-086X

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  • Title:
    Protecting the Azerbaijani Language: Parliament Considers Laws on Language Usage
  • Subjects: Language ; Legislation ; Politics
  • Is Part Of: Azerbaijan international, 2000-03, Vol.8 (1), p.26
  • Description: To ensure that all university students are literate in Azeri, Parliament may rule that students who do not graduate from high school with satisfactory grades in Azeri may not be admitted to an Azerbaijani university until they pass an Azeri entrance exam. Also, fluency in Azeri would be required of all high-level government officials. Proposed legislation may require that all national meetings and conferences take place in Azeri. Speeches made by non-Azeri speakers -- including Russian -- would have to be translated into Azeri. Speeches that were broadcast on television or radio would also require an Azeri voiceover. Some Parliament members recognize that initiatives undertaken in Azerbaijan will affect the development of the Azeri language elsewhere, in places where Azeris reside or have settled, including Iran (Southern Azerbaijan), Russia and Georgia. They believe that educational initiatives should encourage the opening of Azeri language schools and the elevation of Azeri instruction to international standards.
  • Publisher: Sherman Oaks: Azerbaijan International
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1075-086X
  • Source: Alma/SFX Local Collection
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