Strategies for the promotion of world languages in post-soviet Central Asia
https://doi.org/10.20310/2587-6953-2022-8-1-169-178
Abstract
We consider in a comparative perspective the strategies of the United States, Russia, China, Turkey, Iran, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea and the European Union in Central Asia to promote languages. We present the institutions and measures undertaken to promote world languages in the region. This complex analysis allows us to conclude that the competition between the leading countries for the expansion of linguistic and cultural presence in Central Asia is determined by geopolitical, economic and cultural-historical factors, adjusting to the changing global and regional situation.
Supporting agencies: This work is supported by the Chinese National Social Science Grant no. 18BYY058 «大国博弈视角下的中亚语言竞争与语言规划研究» (Language competition and language planning in Central Asia in the context of the “Game of the leading countries”) and key grant of Shanghai International Studies University no. 2017114001 «世界一流大学学科建设战略比较研究» (Comparative studies of academic disciplines development programs of the world’s leading universities).
About the Author
Yang Bo
Shanghai International Studies University
China
China
Bo Yang, Candidate of Philology, Professor of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Institute, Deputy Director of Russian Studies Center, Shanghai International Studies University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
550 Dalian Rd., Shanghai 200083
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Bo Ya. Strategies for the promotion of world languages in post-soviet Central Asia. Neophilology. 2022;8(1):169-178. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20310/2587-6953-2022-8-1-169-178
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