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- Project aims to offer valuable resource for academics, policymakers
- Launch ceremony attended by distinguished experts from across region
RIYADH: A new unified database of official government policies on the Arabic language from 22 countries was launched on Monday.
抖阴短视频鈥檚 King Salman International Academy for the Arabic Language, in partnership with the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization, launched the Language Policy System Project in Arab States at ALECSO鈥檚 headquarters in Tunis.
The system has gathered language policy data from 22 Arab states, aiming to provide a resource that enables decision-makers, researchers, scholars and experts to undertake strategic linguistic work.
The project was developed in coordination with the Saudi National Commission for Education, Culture and Science.
The launch ceremony attracted a broad range of linguistic experts, institutions and specialists in language planning.
It was also attended by representatives of Arab states in the organization and secretaries of national committees, with more than 50 attendees in total.
The collaboration between KSGAAL and ALECSO plays a key role in advancing initiatives to promote the Arabic language, safeguard its purity and underscore its profound cultural significance, according to Mahmoud Al-Mahmoud, head of the Planning and Language Policy Sector at KSGAAL.
A standout feature of the project is its compilation of more than 1,800 language policies from 22 Arab countries.
Furthermore, the project links these policies to various fields of language planning, greatly enhancing the overall value of the initiative, Al-Mahmoud added.
KSGAAL will provide access to the extensive dataset for researchers, enabling them to leverage the information in a wide range of studies focused on language planning across Arab countries, Al-Mahmoud told Arab News.
The project stems from the academy鈥檚 belief in the value of language planning, aiming to achieve its objectives through conducting and publishing studies and research, as well as issuing periodic reports on the state of the Arabic language and its indicators, Al-Mahmoud said.
鈥淭he project is distinguished by its strategic significance in influencing language decisions, internationally and regionally, as well as its leadership in terms of both scope and quality,鈥� he added.