Language Change in Central Asia

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Language Change in Central Asia

Edited by: Elise S. Ahn and Juldyz Smagulova

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2016

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Volume 106 | Contributions to the Sociology of Language [CSL]

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Twenty years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan are still undergoing numerous transitions. This book examines various language issues in relation to current discussions about national identity, education, and changing notions of socio-cultural capital in Central Asia.

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Elise S. Ahn, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan; Juldyz Smagulova, KIMEP University, Kazakhstan.

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"This volume offers unique glimpses into a fascinating multilingual region undergoing significant social, political, and economic change."
Melissa B Hauber-Özer in: The Linguist List 30.4336 (14.11.2019), https://linguistlist.org/issues/30/30-4336.html

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Frontmatter
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Preface
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Table of contents
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List of illustrations
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List of tables
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List of abbreviations
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1. Introduction
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Juldyz Smagulova and Elise S. Ahn

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2. Language Ecology: Understanding Central Asian Multilingualism
11
Stephen A. Bahry

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3. Being Specific About Generalization: Kyrgyz Habitual Narratives in Ethnographic Interviews
33
Nathan Light

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4. Language Teaching in Turkmenistan: An Autoethnographic Journey
59
Elise S. Ahn and Antonia Jensen

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I. Language and Nation-State Building
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5. The Re-Acquisition of Kazakh in Kazakhstan: Achievements and Challenges
89
Juldyz Smagulova

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6. Corpus Building in Kazakhstan: An Examination of the Terminology Development in the Oil and Gas Sector
109
Maganat Shegebayev

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7. Societal Multilingualism and Personal Plurilingualism in Pamir Tajikistan’s Complex Language Ecology
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Stephen A. Bahry

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8. Language-in-Education: A Look at Kyrgyz Language Schools in the Badakhstan Province of Tajikistan
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Daniyar Karabaev and Elise S. Ahn

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9. The Construction of the Tatar Nation in the Debate About the Introduction of Latin Script in the Republic of Tatarstan
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Ruth Bartholomä

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10. Language Use Among Uyghur Students in Xinjiang, PR China
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Ablimit Baki Elterish

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II. Globalization and Language Change in Central Asia
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11. Language Policies and Labor Migration: The Case of Tajikistan
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Leroy Terrelonge

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12. English Education in Uzbekistan
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Dilbarhon (Dilia) Hasanova

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13. Afterword
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Elise S. Ahn and Juldyz Smagulova

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Appendix
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Index
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January 15, 2016

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November 7, 2017

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Keywords for this book

Language Change; Language Planning; Central Asia

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Linguists; Sociolinguists; Scholars interested in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies.

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Language Change in Central Asia

Overview

About this book

Author / Editor information

Reviews

Topics

Table of contents

Frontmatter

Preface

Table of contents

List of illustrations

List of tables

List of abbreviations

1. Introduction

2. Language Ecology: Understanding Central Asian Multilingualism

3. Being Specific About Generalization: Kyrgyz Habitual Narratives in Ethnographic Interviews

4. Language Teaching in Turkmenistan: An Autoethnographic Journey

5. The Re-Acquisition of Kazakh in Kazakhstan: Achievements and Challenges

6. Corpus Building in Kazakhstan: An Examination of the Terminology Development in the Oil and Gas Sector

7. Societal Multilingualism and Personal Plurilingualism in Pamir Tajikistan’s Complex Language Ecology

8. Language-in-Education: A Look at Kyrgyz Language Schools in the Badakhstan Province of Tajikistan

9. The Construction of the Tatar Nation in the Debate About the Introduction of Latin Script in the Republic of Tatarstan

10. Language Use Among Uyghur Students in Xinjiang, PR China

11. Language Policies and Labor Migration: The Case of Tajikistan

12. English Education in Uzbekistan

13. Afterword

Appendix

Index

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