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Turkic Languages Course Descriptions
Upper
Division Courses
101A-101B-101C. Elementary Turkish.
(5-5-5)
Lecture, five hours. Course 101A is requisite to 101B, which is requisite
to 101C. Grammar, reading, conversation, and elementary composition
drills. P/NP or letter grading.
102A-102B-102C. Advanced Turkish.
(4-4-4)
Lecture, five hours. Requisites: courses 1101A, 101B, 101C. Continuing
study of grammar, conversation, and composition. Readings in modern
literature and social science texts.
111A-111B-111C. Elementary Uzbek.
(4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Elementary grammar, reading,
and composition exercises; elementary conversation.
112A-112B-112C. Advanced Uzbek. (4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours; laboratory, two hours. Descriptive Uzbek grammar,
reading, and analysis of Uzbek literary and folkloric texts. High-style
composition and conversation.
114A-114B-114C. Bashkir. (4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 102A. Grammar, reading of literary
and folkloric texts.
115A-115B-l 15C. Elementary Azeri.
(4-4-4)
Knowledge of Russian, Turkish, and Iranian helpful. Grammatical competence
at elementary level; knowledge of basic facts of Azeri grammar; reading
competence with help of dictionary; ability to write simple compositions;
basic conversational skill.
116A-116B-116C. Advanced Azeri. (4-4-4)
Preparation: placement test. Proficiency-based course in descriptive Azeri
grammar. Reading and analysis of Azeri literary and folkloric texts in new
writing system. High-style composition and conversation.
120A-120B-120C. Descriptive Grammar of
Modern Literary Uzbek. (4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour; laboratory, one hour.
Requisites: courses 102A, 102B, and 102C, or 111A, 111B, and 111C, or 180.
Systematic and comprehensive grammatical survey of modern literary Uzbek,
official language of the newly independent Republic of Uzbekistan.
Phonemics, morphology, syntax, paremiology, and lexicology analyzed on
today’s native material.
160. Turkish Tradition. (4)
Lecture/discussion. Preparation: entrance examination. Survey of cultural
history of the Turks, as seen primarily through their literature, from
their early history to the present.
165. Islamic Literary Heritage of
Central Asia. (4)
Lecture, two hours; discussion, one hour. Systematic survey of Islamic
documents produced in Turkish and Persian in Central Asia, with reading of
primary sources in English translation. Study of special characteristics
of Central Asian Islam.
170. Turco-Mongolian Nomadic Empires.
(4)
Lecture, three hours. Required of students in Turkic program. Survey of
history of Turkic and Mongolian dominions from the 3rd century B.C. to
A.D. 19th century (Hsiung-nu, Hsien-pi, Juan-Juan, T'u-Chueh, Uyghur,
Khitan, Karakhanid, Seljuq, Kara-Khitay, Khorazmian, Jengiz-Khanite).
180. Modern Turkic Languages and
Peoples. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Required of students in Turkic program and
recommended for students in Soviet studies. Ethnic and linguistic survey
of the Turkic peoples.
199. Special Studies in Turkic
Languages. (2 to 8)
P/NP or letter grading.
Graduate Courses
210A-210B-210C. Introduction to Ottoman.
(4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Introduction to literary language of Ottoman Empire
from its foundation in the 14th century to its overthrow in the 20th
century. For students of history, literature, and religion of the Balkans,
Near East, and Central Asia. Topics include Arabic script as applied to
Ottoman; Arabic and Persian elements in grammar and vocabulary. Readings
of historical and literary texts.
211. Ottoman Diplomatics. (4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 210A, 210B, 210C. Organization
and contents of Ottoman archives; reading and discussion of documents and
registers. Introduction to use of Ottoman archive materials as a source
for historical research.
220A-220B-220C. Classical Uzbek
(Chagatay). (4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 101A, 101B, and 101C, or 111A,
111B, and 111C, or Iranian 102A, 102B, and 102C, or Arabic 102A, 102B, and
102C, or Hebrew 102A, 102B, and 102C. Language of classical Central Asian
Turkic literature. Descriptive and historical grammar, text analysis,
translation, and composition drills.
225A-225B-225C. Old Turkic: Turk and
Uygur. (4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 180. Textual and linguistic
analysis of Turk and Old Uygur documents: inscriptions, Manichean and
Buddhist literary works.
230A-230B-230C. Historical and
Comparative Survey of Turkic Languages. (4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 180. Extinct and living Turkic
languages. History of Turkic: developments in phonemic, grammatical, and
lexical systems from the 8th to 20th century. Structural analysis of
Turkic languages on comparative basis.
235A-235B. Middle Turkic: Karakhanid,
Khorazmian, Mamluk-Kipchak, and Old Anatolian. (4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisite: course 180. Survey of Middle Turkic
documents. Textual and linguistic analysis of Middle Turkic texts from
various literary genres.
240A-240B-240C. Advanced Ottoman.
(4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 210A, 210B, 210C. Emphasis on
different genres of Ottoman writing (belles lettres as well as various
types of state documents) in elaborate high style of classical Ottoman
period (15th to 19th century). Selections are read in manuscript to
prepare students to read works in form in which they are likely to
encounter them in their research.
250A-250B-250C. Islamic Texts in
Chagatay. (4-4-4)
Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 220A, 220B, 220C. Philological
and linguistic survey of basic Islamic source material written in Chagatay
literary language. Reading and discussion of Chagatay texts on Islamic
topics.
280A-280B. Seminar: Modern Turkish
Literature. (4-4)
Seminar, two hours. Requisite: course 102B. Specific issues and trends in
development of Turkish literature from middle of 19th century to the
present.
290A-290B. Seminar: Classical Turkic
Literature -- Ottoman, Chagatay, and Azeri. (4-4)
Lecture, two hours. Requisites: courses 210A, 210B, and 210C, and/or 220A,
220B, and 220C. Survey of Islamic literatures of the Turks in classical
period. Readings of Ottoman, Chagatay, and Azeri texts from various
literary genres. Discussion of stylistic, prosodic, and linguistic
characteristics.
596. Directed Individual Study. (2 to 8)
May be repeated for credit.
597. Examination Preparation. (2 to 8)
S/U grading.
599. Ph.D. Dissertation Research and
Preparation. (2 to 8)
Tutorial, to be arranged. S/U grading.
Related Courses
Art History
104B. Eastern Islamic Art
History
111A-111B. History of the Turks
209A-209B. Seminars: Ottoman and Modem Turkish History
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