Kazakh: A Comprehensive Grammar / Edition 1

by Raihan Muhamedowa

Overview

Kazakh: A Comprehensive Grammar is the first thorough analysis of Kazakh to be published in English.

The volume is systematically organized to enable users to find information quickly and easily, and provides a thorough understanding of Kazakh grammar, with special emphasis given to syntax.

Features of this book include: descriptions of phonology, morphology and syntax; examples from contemporary usage; tables summarizing discussions, for reference; a bibliography of works relating to Kazakh.

Kazakh: A Comprehensive Grammar reflects the richness of the language, focusing on spoken and written varieties in post-Soviet Kazakhstan. It is an essential purchase for all linguists and scholars interested in Kazakh or in Turkic languages as well as advanced learners of Kazakh.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138828636
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/24/2015
Series:	Routledge Comprehensive Grammars
Pages:	348
Sales rank:	293,613
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Raihan Muhamedowa is Assistant Professor of Turkish Studies at Justus-Liebig Universitate Giessen, Germany.

Table of Contents

1. Syntax 2. Morphology 3. Phonology

Editorial Reviews

"A major contribution to the linguistic literature. Finally, an English-language analysis of the contemporary Kazakh language!"
William Fierman, Central Eurasian Studies, Indiana University, USA

"Muhamedova has created a much needed resource for linguists and scholars of Central Asia. Thorough and authoritative, this work is a superb introduction for the new scholar of Kazakh, and a great reference work for the advanced scholar."
Christopher Straughn, formerly of the Department of Linguistics, University of Chicago, USA

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