Turkish Language Reform A Catastrophic Success

Name: Turkish Language Reform A Catastrophic Success
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ISBN: 9780199256693

ISBN-10: 0199256691

ISBN-13: 9780199256693

Edition: 2002

Authors: Geoffrey Lewis

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This is the first full account of the transformation of Ottoman Turkish into Modern Turkish. It is based on the author's knowledge and experience of the language, history, and people of Turkey. The transformation of the Turkish language is probably the most thorough-going piece of linguistic engineering in history. Its prelude came in 1928, when the Arabo-Persian alphabet was outlawed and replaced by the Latin alphabet. It began in earnest in 1930 when Ataturk declared:'Turkish is one of the richest of languages. It needs only to be used with discrimination. The Turkish nation, which is well able to protect its territory and its sublime independence, must also liberate its language from the…

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List price: $47.99
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/26/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 202
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.49" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English




Introduction



Ottoman Turkish



The New Alphabet



Ataturk and the Language Reform until 1936



The Sun-Language Theory and After



Atay, Atac, Sayili



Ingredients



Concoctions



Technical Terms



The New Yoke



The New Turkish



What Happened to the Language Society


References