Khwarezmian: Mapping the Kipchak component of Pre-Chagatai Turkic
Khwarezmian: Mapping the Kipchak component of Pre-Chagatai Turkic
Author(s): Dávid GyőrfiSubject(s): Cultural history, Lexis, Historical Linguistics, Turkish Literature, 13th to 14th Centuries, Theory of Literature
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Chagatai; Khwarezmian; Kipchak; Mamlūk; Oghuz, lexicon; Gulistān bi’l-Turkī; Nahǰu’l- Farādīs;
Summary/Abstract: In the present paper I aimed to identify and separate the Kipchak (Northwestern Turkic) elements in the 13th – 14th-century Khwarezmian Turkic literary language, primarily drawing on the linguistic material of Gulistān bi’l-Turkī and Nahǰu’l-Farādīs. By comparing the grammars of several Khwarezmian Turkic writings and analyzing the complete vocabulary of the above two works, the relationship between Khwarezmian Turkic and the Kipchak languages becomes more transparent than hitherto thought of. The results may contribute to better understanding the heterogeneous views concerning Khwarezmian Turkic that appeared during the last one hundred years.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 67/2014
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 383-406
- Page Count: 24
- Language: English
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