An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-13th Century Turkish [Hardcover]

Sir Gerard Clauson (Author)

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Text: English, Turkish

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1040 pages
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; Bilingual edition (April 25, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0198641125
• ISBN-13: 978-0198641124
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.5 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,965,877 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #74 in Books > Education & Reference > Foreign Language Nonfiction > More Languages > Turkish

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mother of etymological Turkish dictionaries, December 16, 2001

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Yavuz (Istanbul, Turkey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-13th Century Turkish (Hardcover)

The most comprehensive and scholarly work ever written on Turkish language etymology. One would have expected that certain Turkish scholars read this book before having published their etymological dictionaries on Turkish language.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Critical reference - excellent, August 3, 2000

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M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-13th Century Turkish (Hardcover)

This is the essential dictionary for early Turkic language study. Materials available in these langauges include various inscriptions, Manichaen texts, Buddhist texts, Christian texts (primarily Nestorian) and a variety of texts as you would expect in any language - legal documents, medicinal, astronomical, astrological, omen, magic etc. The lanuages include various stages of Turku, Uighur, Kirgiz, Xakani, Ogus, Kipcak, Chagatay ... The dictionary is well arranged and readable. An essential reference for the entire family of languages.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The culmination Clauson's vast research. Classic., December 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: An Etymological Dictionary of Pre-13th Century Turkish (Hardcover)

This is **the** work on the topic, the basis for all subsequent work. Very important, and should be included in every library that addresses Central Asian or Turkish studies.