MULTILINGUALISM IN CENTRAL ASIA: THE CASE OF UZBEKISTAN
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multilingualism, language policy, education, Russian language, English language, state language, national identity.Abstract
This article analyzes the phenomenon of multilingualism in Central Asia, focusing on Uzbekistan, from historical, political, educational, and social perspectives. It explores the historical roles of Arabic, Persian, and Turkic languages, the dominance of Russian during the Soviet era, and the post-independence strengthening of Uzbek as the state language. The article also examines current multilingual education across seven languages in Uzbekistan, urban-rural disparities in language usage, digital equality, and language rights of minority groups. It concludes with practical recommendations to improve multilingual policy implementation and language inclusion.
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