Studies in Turkic and Mongolic Linguistics (Royal Asiatic Society Books)

This book, now back in print having been unavailable for many years, is one of the most important contributions to Turkic and Mongolic linguistics, and to the contentious 'Altaic theory'. Proponents of the theory hold that Turkish is part of the Altaic family, and that Turkish accordingly exists in parallel with Mongolic and Tungusic-Manchu. Whatever the truth of this theory, Gerard Clauson's erudite and vigorously expressed views, based as they were on a remarkable knowledge of the lexicon of the Altaic languages and his outstanding work in the field of Turkish lexicography, continues to command respect and deserve attention. BOOK COVER......Page 1 HALF-TITLE......Page 2 TITLE......Page 4 COPYRIGHT......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 6 FOREWORD......Page 8 INTRODUCTION......Page 16 CHAPTER I THE EARLY HISTORY OF THE TURKISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES......Page 25 CHAPTER II THE EVOLUTION OF THE TURKISH LANGUAGES......Page 44 CHAPTER III THE TRANSCRIPTION OF TURKISH LANGUAGES......Page 57 CHAPTER IV THE ARRANGEMENT OF WORDS IN A HISTORICAL DICTIONARY OF TURKISH......Page 61 CHAPTER V THE EVIDENCE REGARDING THE PHONETIC STRUCTURE OF PRE-EIGHTH CENTURY TURKISH......Page 64 CHAPTER VI THE STRUCTURE OF THE WORD IN PRE-EIGHTH CENTURY TURKISH......Page 107 CHAPTER VII THE SUFFIXES IN PRE-EIGHTH CENTURY TURKISH......Page 111 CHAPTER VIII THE RECONSTRUCTION OF THE PHONETIC STRUCTURE OF PRE-EIGHTH CENTURY TURKISH......Page 123 CHAPTER IX THE LATER HISTORY OF THE UYĞUR ALPHABET......Page 133 CHAPTER X THE PHONETIC STRUCTURE OF PRE-THIRTEENTH CENTURY MONGOLIAN......Page 142 CHAPTER XI THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TURKISH AND MONGOLIAN......Page 157 EPILOGUE......Page 179 ADDENDUM......Page 184 INDEX......Page 185