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.