№2, 2024

ICT PROBLEMS OF THE AZERBAIJANI LANGUAGE, THE AZERBAIJANI LANGUAGE PROBLEMS OF ICT
Rasim Alguliyev, Yedgar Jafarov, Ramiz Aliguliyev

The article is dedicated to the intersection of language and technology, a crucial topic in our contemporary world. The rapid advancements in Information Communication Technologies present both new opportunities and challenges for national languages. As information technologies permeate various aspects of our lives, encompassing communication, the vitality and progression of language occur within this technological landscape. To delve into these dynamics, the article examines the case of the Azerbaijani language. The research is bifurcated into two key areas. The first addresses obstacles hindering the language from fully leveraging Information Communication Technologies capabilities, while the second explores limitations impeding Information Communication Technologies from effectively utilizing the language’s potential. The article provides a thorough analysis of the issues identified in both aspects and proposes solutions to overcome these existing challenges (pp.3-13).

Keywords:Language and ICT, Computational linguistics, Language digitization, National corpus of languages, Natural language processing
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