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Hearts and minds. The immense monetary cost and hassle of doing so is weighed up against developing a closer connection to Turkey and Azerbaijan, ostensibly [1]
by niftich 8y ago
Hearts and minds. The immense monetary cost and hassle of doing so is weighed up against developing a closer connection to Turkey and Azerbaijan, ostensibly [1]; but the cultural subtext of easing consumption and learning of other latin-script media and art from the wider world.
There's an element of sticking it to the Russians, an element of exploiting a generational divide unlike other leaders who stuck with their aging power base, and an element of a leader wanting to make a permanent mark on the state, but they mismash into an ambitious scheme that continues Kazakhstan's to be a relevant actor and independent participant in the world stage.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14124215#14124449 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14124215#14124449
- Mediterraneo10 8y ago> The cultural subtext of easing consumption and learning of other latin-script media and art from the wider world. That’s not really the motivation here. English learning has boomed in Kazakhstan for many years now even without a script reform, the younger generations have no problem with the Latin alphabet. Kazakh-language texts on social media are often liberally sprinkled with English phrases in the Latin alphabet regardless of Kazakh itself still being written in Cyrillic.
- dennisgorelik 8y agoIt is not convenient to switch between Cyrillic and Latin alphabets while typing. Using the same alphabet for both languages adds extra convenience and ease to text communication.