BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 7. Azerbaijan is
the only country where we think we look more educated by adding
foreign words to our native language, Deputy Chairperson of the
Press Council Saadat Mammadova said, Trend reports.
She made the remark at a panel session on “The state of
compliance with the norms of the Azerbaijani literary language and
speech culture in the television and radio space” within the
framework of a conference on “Correct application of norms of the
Azerbaijani literary language in the media” today.
The official noted that the culture of speech is missing from
our secondary education landscape.
“We are now facing a generation that speaks the language of the
internet. The boundaries between the language of social media and
the language of the air are very large. When we speak Azerbaijani
on the air, they call it old-fashioned,” she added.
Mammadova believes that primary education ought to put its best
foot forward in teaching speaking skills.
“The broadcast language also shapes culture. Language is the
voice of the homeland. It is a form of self-expression of the
homeland, and it comes from our voice,” she emphasized.
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