A Turkic script in the Carpathian Basin: The identity-marking functions of the Székely script
A Turkic script in the Carpathian Basin: The identity-marking functions of the Székely script
Author(s): Klára SándorSubject(s): Historical Linguistics
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Székely script; identity constructions; Hungarian cultural history; scripts as identity performances
Summary/Abstract: This paper discusses variations and changes in the identity-marking function of a writing of Turkic origin, the Székely script, from the thirteenth century to the present day. The script's peculiarity lies in the fact that during its known history, it had only an identity-marking function; no significant knowledge-communicating function can be found in any of its monuments.
- Issue Year: 71/2024
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 642-670
- Page Count: 29
- Language: English
