THE POLITICS OF THE AZERBAIJANI LANGUAGE IN THE 21ST CENTURY: BETWEEN GLOBAL INTEGRATION AND LINGUISTIC SOVEREIGNTY

Abstract

The article examines the key directions of the development of the state language policy of Azerbaijan in the context of the increasing processes of globalization, digitalization and transnational communication. In the 21st century, language ceases to be exclusively a means of everyday communication and increasingly acquires the status of a strategic resource related to national identity, cultural security and the geopolitical positioning of the state. In this context, the Azerbaijani language is analyzed as the most important symbol of statehood and a factor in the consolidation of society.