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Master's of Turkish Language and Literature with Thesis

TDE500

HISTORICAL TURKIC LANGUAGES

Course Code
TDE500
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
10
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelMaster's Degree With Thesis
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS10
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Comprehend Turkic historical philology.
  2. Read the text of historical Turkic languages.
  3. Recognize Turkic languages comparing the old era with the modern times.
  4. Learn the changes in all linguistic levels spanning from the old Turkic to the Modern Turkic languages.
Mode of Delivery
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course DescriptionIn this course, general characteristics of historical Turkic languages from Proto-Altaic language to Modern Turkish are discussed. In the framework of historical events branching of the Turkic languages are evaluated to show as a whole historical periods of Turkish.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction, topics, basic sources
2nd Week Periods of historical Turkic languages
3rd Week Old Turkic phonology and morphology
4th Week Orkhon Turkish, Runic script
5th Week Linguistics analysis on Orkhon Turkish texts
6th Week Public holiday (Republic Day)
7th Week Linguistics analysis on Uyghur Turkish texts
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Kharakhanid phonology and morphology
10th Week Linguistics analysis on Kharakhanid texts
11th Week General features of Khorezm
12th Week General features of Kipchak
13th Week General features of Chagatais
14th Week Linguistics analysis on texts
15th Week Linguistics analysis on texts
Recommended or Required ReadingAksan, Doğan. En Eski Türkçenin İzlerinde. İstanbul: Simurg Yayınları, 2001.
Ata, Aysu. Harezm-Altınordu Türkçesi. İstanbul: TDAD Yayınları, 2002.
Arat, Reşit Rahmeti. Kutadgu Bilig (metin). Ankara: TDK Yayınları, 1991.
Deny, J. vd. Philologiae Turcicae Fundamenta I. Wiesbaden: Steiner, 1959.
Demir, Nurettin ve Yılmaz Emine, ed. Türk Dili El Kitabı. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları, 2003.
Eckmann, Janos. Harezm, Kıpçak ve Çağatay Türkçesi Üzerine Araştırmalar. Hz. Osman Fikri Sertkaya. Ankara: TDK Yayınları, 1996.
Erdal, Marcel. Old Turkic Word Formation: A Functional Approach to the Lexicon. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, 1991.
Gabain, A. von. Eski Türkçenin Grameri. Ankara: TDK Yayınları, 2000.
Johanson, L. ve A. E. Csato. The Turkic Languages. London and New York: Routledge, 1998.
Tekin, Talat. Orhon Yazıtları. Ankara: TDK Yayınları, 2008.
Tekin, Talat. Orhon Türkçesi Grameri: İstanbul: TDAD Yayınları, 2003.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Presentation
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 30
Assignment 1 20
Total(%) 50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 15 3 45
Preparation for Final exam 1 30 30
Course hours 15 3 45
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 25 25
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework 1 30 30
Presentation (including preperation) 1 20 20
Article 5 10 50
Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 4 56
Total Work Load305
Total Work Load / 30 (h)10.16
ECTS Credit of the Course10
Language of Instruction-
Work Placement(s)No

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