SOCIOLINGUISTIC FOUNDATIONS OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IN THE REGIONAL ASPECT

Abstract

The article highlights the sociolinguistic rationale for the regional study of language development, methods and approaches to the study, factors influencing the development of the language in the regions, by analyzing various scientific works of this direction.

The purpose of the article is to identify the theoretical foundations of studying the development of languages in a multilingual society as one of the main problems of sociolinguistics. The scientific and practical significance of the study lies in the differentiation of the territory of modern Kazakhstan into sociolinguistic zones and the development of a mechanism for the development of the state language and other languages, depending on the linguistic situation of each region. The methodology for studying the development of languages in the regional aspect is based on the research of well-known foreign and domestic scientists on language policy, language planning and regulation of language construction in the country as a whole.

The article notes that, although the problem of conducting a scientifically grounded language policy in the country has aroused interest in the linguistic scientific community, it has not yet been fully implemented in the state and political environment. Therefore, the authors of the article note that the quantitative, social position of ethnic groups in each region, geographical distribution, migration processes, living conditions of the population of the region, diversity of cultures, factors of stability in it, the nature of the spheres of application of the languages of Kazakh and other ethnic groups, their functioning in various spheres of life, bilingualism, multilingualism require careful study.

The introduction of the term "Sociolinguistic region" into scientific circulation will contribute to a more specific sociolinguistic monitoring of the language situation, the development of mechanisms for the development of the state and other languages in each region.

The practical significance of the research results lies in their application in university practice when giving lectures and conducting seminars on sociolinguistics, language theory, as well as specialists dealing with problems of language policy, employees of state and local authorities who develop and implement programs for the development of the state and other languages in regions of the RK.

Thus, relying on the experience of the development of languages in other states, taking into account the history of language development in a multilingual society, it is necessary to theoretically substantiate and develop sociolinguistic mechanisms for regulating languages and scientific and practical recommendations for the regions of Kazakhstan.