Ildiko Beller-Hann

History of Cathay

A Translation and Linguistic Analysis of a Fifteenth-Century Turkic Manuscript

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In this book, Ildikó Bellér-Hann presents a transcription, translation, and analysis of the T¿r¿kh-i Khat¿'¿, or, the "History of Cathay." Written in a little-known Turkic language referred to by scholars as "Türk 'Acäm¿," the T¿r¿kh-i Khat¿'¿ serves as an excellent source for linguistic study. Bellér-Hann expertly dissects the language of this manuscript in order to argue that its linguistic features represent a predecessor of modern Azerbaijani Turkic. Beyond the extensive linguistic analysis, Bellér-Hann also provides the reader with succinct historiography of the manuscript. This work is an essential source for any reader interested in Turkic and Persian languages and history.

Produktdetails

• Indiana University Press (IPS)
• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 1995
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780933070370
• ISBN-10: 0933070373
• Artikelnr.: 47444487

Autorenporträt

Ildikó Bellér-Hann is an associate professor in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen. She specializes in the histories, societies, and cultures of the Turkic speaking world, especially Xinjiang, Central Asia, and Turkey.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Note on transcription Abbreviations INTRODUCTION I. THE T
R
KH-I KHAT
'
IN PERSIAN AND TURKISH HISTORICAL SORUCES II. THE TÜRK 'ACÄM
LITERARY LANGUAGE Terminology Classification The emergence of Türk 'Acäm
and its causes The style of the T
r
kh-i Khat
'
III. ORTHOGRAPHY AND PHONOLOGY Vowels Vowel harmony The vocalism of suffixes Consonants Sound changes IV. MORPHOLOGY AND RELATED SYNTAX Derivational suffixes Inflectional suffixes of nouns Number Possessive suffixes Cases Pronouns Numerals Qualifiers Postpositions Conjugational suffixes of verbs Auxiliary verbs Verbal nouns Gerunds V. SENTENCE STRUCTURE The subject The predicate The simple sentence The compound sentence The complex sentence CONCLUSION T
R
KH-I KHAT
'
: TRANSCRIPTION TRANSLATION BIBLIOGRAPHY