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Turkic

Hardback

Main Details

Title Turkic
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Lars Johanson
SeriesCambridge Language Surveys
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:1084
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 160
Category/Genrelinguistics
Sociolinguistics
Phonetics and phonology
Grammar and syntax
ISBN/Barcode 9780521865357
ClassificationsDewey:494.3
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations Worked examples or Exercises

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 26 August 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Turkic is one of the world's major language families, comprising a high number of distinct languages and varieties that display remarkable similarities and notable differences. Written by a leading expert in the field, this landmark work provides an unrivalled overview of multiple features of Turkic, covering structural, functional, historical, sociolinguistic and literary aspects. It presents the history and cultures of the speakers, structures, and use of the whole set of languages within the family, including Turkish, Azeri, Turkmen, Tatar, Kazakh, Uzbek, and Uyghur, and gives a comprehensive overview of published works on Turkic languages, large and small. It also provides an innovative theoretical framework, employing a unified terminology and transcription, to give new insights into the Turkic linguistic type. Requiring no previous knowledge of the Turkic languages, it will be welcomed by both general readers, as well as academic researchers and students of linguistic typology, comparative linguistics, and Turkic studies.

Author Biography

Lars Johanson has published on descriptive and historical linguistics, especially pioneering contributions on aspect-mood-tense, language contacts, and typology. He is instrumental in transforming Turcology into a linguistic discipline. He edits the journal Turkic Languages and the monograph series Turcologica.