The Turkic Languages (Routledge Language Family Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.22 (817 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415412617 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 498 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This is the first reference book to bring together detailed discussions of the historical development and specialized linguistic structures and features of this vast language family. There are currently twenty languages in the group, the most important being Turkish. The Turkic languages are spoken today in a vast geographical area from the Balkans to the Arctic Ocean and from South Iran to China. Each chapter contains modern linguistic analysis with traditional historical linguistics, allowing for easy ty
"Deserves to be the standard reference in English for anyone interested in this language family" according to Christopher Culver. This book is like a big piece of candy for anyone interested in the Turkic languages. Routledge's Language Family Descriptions series offers single-chapter summaries of the grammars and lexicons of the major members of a family, and their Turkic volume published in 1998 continues the tradition with strong contributions from the leading Turkologists of our time.There are six chapters on the family as a whole: The Speakers of Turkic Language. Useful, but wildly overpriced a reader This is a good source for readers to get a feel for the Turkic language family as a whole, as well as an introduction to the various languages that make it up. The depth of coverage varies from one language to another: Turkish and Uzbek are the most extensively described, while some of the others get more cursory treatment. All of the descriptions are written in accord with the approach propounded by the major editor of the book, Lars Joha. Great source Great source from prominent scholars Unfortunately, Turkic languages have been neglected for a long time for several reasons The only thing missing in this nice reference book is a nice map. The map that was provided at the beginning is really bad.
. Johanson is at the University of Mainz, Germany
About the Author Johanson is at the University of Mainz, Germany.