The Turkish Language Reform: A Catastrophic Success

By Geoffrey Lewis

Book Overview

This is the first account of the transformation of the Turkish language in the years following 1930--probably the most extensive piece of language engineering ever attempted. The book is important both for the study of linguistic change and for the light it throws on twentieth-century Turkish politics and society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199256691
• ISBN13: 9780199256693
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"