The Turkish Language Reform A Catastrophic Success [Paperback]

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.

1. Introduction
2. Ottoman Turkish
3. The New Alphabet
4. Ataturk and the Language Reform until 1936
5. The Sun-Language Theory and After
6. Atay, Atac, Sayili
7. Ingredients
8. Concoctions
9. Technical Terms
10. The New Yoke
11. The New Turkish
12. What Happened to the Language Society
References

Lewis did an enormous amount of research on this subject, and he writes in a lively and witty style. Absolutely essential for collections supporting Turkish and linguistics departments at all levels. --Choice