The president instructed to complete the work on streamlining the spelling of the Kazakh language by the end of next year.
"Of course, for this it is necessary to increase the potential of domestic science and our scientists. Only in this way will the Kazakh language become the language of science and production.
History knows many examples of this, as evidenced by the past of the Persian and French languages. In the modern era, as we know, the English language is expressed with confidence.
In this context, higher education institutions play a very important role.
The universities should pay special attention to scientific research in the Kazakh language.
In this context, I see the need to dwell on another urgent issue - ensuring uniformity in the language.
Unfortunately, today there is a contradiction in the use of some words, concepts and even terms in the Kazakh language.
This is a serious problem that cannot be ignored. This situation misleads people and harms the purity of the language.
Therefore, special attention should be paid to the development of uniform norms and rules for the use of the Kazakh language.
In general, this issue should be addressed comprehensively.
First of all, it is necessary to review and systematize spelling norms and rules.
In addition, it is time to update all dictionaries, including spelling.
The spelling dictionary of the Kazakh language, officially approved by the decree of the Presidency of the Supreme Council, was published back in the days of the Soviet Union - in 1983. Of course, several dictionaries were subsequently published.
However, none of them have been approved at the state level and have no legal effect.
In some neighboring countries, such scientific works are updated every five years. We must also reconsider scientific approaches to Kazakh language signaling and optimize its norms as soon as possible.
This work should be completed by the end of next year."