Language policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan : formation and sustainable development

In the age of globalization, in a world where states are multiethnic, there is no country whose inhabitants speak only one language. In most countries, official or regional languages are used along with the state language, and some minor languages are endowed with a special status. Therefore, for any state, language policy is of particular importance, as it affects many areas of public life. For multinational states, language policy is an important tool for consolidating society, maintaining interethnic harmony and linguistic diversity. In the Republic of Kazakhstan, where representatives of many nationalities, language policy plays a special role in ensuring ethnopolitical stability and sustainability unity of the nation.

This article describes the sustainable development of the language policy of sovereign Kazakhstan, it considers the main stages and directions of state language regulation, the current state, current problems and the results of the implementation of state programs for the development of languages are studied. In conclusion, conclusions are formulated about the effectiveness of the ongoing state language policy, the problems and prospects for its development. [Publisher's text].