At the end of this course, the students; 1) Define the period of Eastern Middle Turkic in the history of the Turkic languages. 2) Read the Arabic scripts of Karakhanid, Khwarezm-Kipchak, and Chagatay Turkish. 3) Explain the language features of Eastern Middle Turkic. 4) Compare the phonetic and morphological features of the Eastern Middle Turkic periods. 5) Analyze the morphological features of the words in the text.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
None
COURSE DEFINITION
In this course Kharakhanid, Khorezmian-Kipchak and Chaghatay Turkic periods will be covered. The texts chosen from Kharakhanid, Khorezmian and Kipchak Turkic will be read and analyzed. In the texts, the phonetic, morphological, syntactic and semantic features of the Middle Turkic will be studied. Comparison will also be made between Eastern Middle Turkic and other historical and modern Turkic languages.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
General features of Eastern Middle Turkic
2nd Week
Kharakhanid, historical background
3rd Week
General features of Kharakhanid
4th Week
Literary texts of the period
5th Week
Linguistics analysis on texts
6th Week
Kharezmian-Kipchak, historical and geographical background
7th Week
General features of Kharezmian-Kipchak
8th Week
Midterm
9th Week
Linguistics analysis on texts
10th Week
Linguistics analysis on texts
11th Week
General features of Chagataish
12th Week
Literary texts of the period
13th Week
Linguistics analysis on texts
14th Week
Linguistics analysis on texts
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
Arat, Reşit Rahmeti. Kutadgu Bilig I Metin. Ankara: TDK Yay., 1999. Ata, Aysu. Harezm-Altınordu Türkçesi. İstanbul: TDAD, 2002. Demir, Nurettin ve Emine Yılmaz, Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2003. Eckmann, Janos. Nehcül Feradis Cennetlerin Açık Yolu. Haz. Semih Tezcan ve Hamza Zülfikar. Ankara: TDK, 1995. Eckmann, Janos. Çağatayca El Kitabı. Çev. Günay Karaağaç. İstanbul: Kesit Yayınları, 1998. Eckmann, Janos. Harezm, Kıpçak ve Çağatay Türkçesi Üzerine Araştırmalar. Haz. Osman Fikri Sertkaya. Ankara: TDK, 1996.