Introduction to Turkic studies 09-WDT-22
The following languages and non-material cultures:
Turkish
Azerbaijani
Turkmen
Other SW languages
Caucasian and Daghestani Turkic languages
Turkic languages of the Crimea
Turkic languages of old Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Tatar and Bashkir
Kyrgyz and Altay
Sayan languages
Other languages of South-West Siberia; Saryg Yugur
Uzbek, Uyghur and Salar
Chuvash
Yakut
Module learning aims
Major
Cycle of studies
Module type
Year of studies (where relevant)
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
- All important Turkic languages;
- Number of speakers, language status and its position;
- State of research and postulates for future study.
The student is able to:
- make distinction between individual languages on the basis of script, structure and lexicon;
- to assess which words of a language are genuine and which are loanwords.
- respect small languages and cultures, endangered languages and those strongly affected by other languages.
Assessment criteria
- participating in discussion;
- progress in reading litearure;
- oral examination.
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
Johanson, Lars 2021. Turkic. Cambridge: CUP.
Hazai, György. (red.) 1978. Handbuch der türkischen Sprachwissenschaft. Teil I. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz.
Károly, László 2022. Modern Turkic Languages: An Introduction with Accompanying Audio. Uppsala; Budapest: Molnar & Kelemen.
Menges, Karl. H. 1995. The Turkic Languages and Peoples. An Introduction to Turkic Studies. 2nd, revised edition. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz.
Tryjarski, Edward 1995. In confinibus Turcarum. Szkice turkologiczne. Warszawa: Instytut Archeologii i Etnologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk.
Additional information
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