The Role of Universities in Preserving and Strengthening the Languages and Dialects of Afghanistan

Abstract

Universities and scientific institutions are the most important building

blocks of the political, economic, social, and cultural development of

human societies. In today's world, changes and developments are

accelerating every day. Most of today's scientific advancements are the

achievements of universities and research institutions. In this regard,

universities and other scientific institutions are also responsible for

studying, preserving, and developing the languages and cultural

values of society. This is a very important task because some of our

languages and cultural values face many challenges due to rapid global

changes and influences from other countries and cultures due to

globalization. This article analyzes the role of Afghan universities in

preserving and developing the languages of Afghanistan in a

descriptive-analytical manner. It shows that Afghan universities

should conduct serious scientific research on strengthening and

expanding the use of the country's official languages. These efforts

must be based on serious academic work in the fields of philology,

starting with the study of grammar and lexicology, through

translations from other languages into the languages of Afghanistan,

up to the development of digital spelling checkers and the publication

of international journals in the local languages, and last but not least,

the development of literature in the languages of Afghanistan.

Regarding small linguistic minorities, necessary measures must also be

taken to prevent them from completely abandoning their mother

tongue in favor of a second or third language. To preserve these

languages, vocabulary, writing rules, and oral literature must be

collected.