BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 7. The media need to
maintain linguistic purity and use expressions and idioms
correctly, but in reality, this is not always possible, APA Holding
CEO Vüsala Mahirgızı said, Trend reports.
She made the remark at a panel session entitled “Rules for the
use of the Azerbaijani language in print and online media: problems
and solutions, held today as part of the conference “Correct
Application of Norms of the Azerbaijani Literary Language in the
Media.”
Mahirgizi noted that, as in literature or literary materials, it
is not always possible to use expressions and idioms in the right
place and flawlessly:
“Anyone who says they adhere to this professionalism 100 percent
is mistaken. In today’s media environment, haste, rush, and
sloppiness can lead to certain mistakes. But the most alarming
thing is that some stylistic errors have already become the
norm.”
The official noted that in some cases, the natural expressive
power of language is artificially limited:
“For example, the word ‘die’ has become almost taboo in the
Azerbaijani media. When someone is described as ‘dead’, protests
immediately arise. But this is a completely normal and correct word
in our language. Instead, expressions such as ‘left this world’ and
‘passed away’ are used. However, we must try to preserve the
naturalness and expressive power of the language,” She
stressed.
Vusala Mahirgizi noted the need to create a system for checking
spelling and stylistic errors in the Azerbaijani language based on
artificial intelligence: “It is important to define norms in this
area in the law on the state language. In many advanced countries
around the world, fines are imposed for violations of language
norms.”
