Introduction to Turkic studies 09-WDT-12

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Altaic theory
Proto-Turkic and historical development of Turkic languages
Classifications of Turkic languages
Transcriptions and transliterations
Contact of Turkic languages with other languages
History of Turkology
Studies in Turkic languages and literatures
Studies on the history of Turkic languages
Ethnology, archeology and religion science
Ottoman studies and the studies on the history of Turkish
Language contacts: Turkey and neighbouring countries, former Ottoman dominium
Language contacts: Europe, Tatarstan and the Caucasus; Central Asia and Xinjiang
Language contacts: Siberia. Mongolia China's other provinces, Iran and Afghanistan
Most important contact areas

Module learning aims

Explaining the object and scope of Turkic studies Methods of studying Turkic peoples and cultures Classification of Turkic languages and basic knowledge of languages and cultures History of research: language, literature, history, ethnology Basic cultural and languages contacts

Major

Philology: Turkic Studies

Student workload (ECTS credits)

Cycle of studies

1st cycle

Module type

optional

Year of studies (where relevant)

Year 1

Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences

Command of English and other languages is preferred

Course coordinators

Henryk Jankowski

Learning outcomes

The student knows:
- which Turkic languages are spoken, how they developed and how they are correlated;
- the essence of Altaic theory and the regions of language and cultural contacts;
- various transcription systems;
- the objects of Turkology and its branches;
- how to employ transcriptions and transliteration to any Turkic language;
- how to u principal literature.

Assessment criteria

- participation in discussions during lectures;
- progress in reading main studies;
- passing grade.

Practical placement

none

Bibliography

Golden, Peter. 1992. An Introduction to the History of the Turkic Peoples. Wiesbaden: O. Harrassowitz.
Hazai, György. (red.). 1978.Handbuch der türkischen Sprachwissenschaft. Teil I. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Johanson, Lars. 2021. Turkic. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Menges, Karl. H. 1995. The Turkic Languages and Peoples. An Introduction to Turkic Studies. 2nd, revised edition. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.
Radloff, Wilhelm. 1893-1911. Versuch eines Wörterbuches der Türk-Dialecte. I-IV. St. Pétersbourg.
Stanisław, Stachowski. 2014. Słownik historyczno-etymologiczny turcyzmów w języku polskim. Kraków: Księgarnia Akademicka.
Tekin, Talat. 1991. “A new Classifcation of the Turkic Languages”, Türk Dilleri Araştırmaları, 2 (1991), 5-18.
Tryjarski, Edward. 1995. In confinibus Turcarum. Szkice turkologiczne. Warszawa: Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk.

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