Description
Book SynopsisOnce the rulers of the largest land empire that has ever existed on earth, the historical Mongols of Chinggis Khan left a linguistic heritage which today survives in the form of more than a dozen different languages, collectively termed Mongolic. For general linguistic theory, the Mongolic languages offer interesting insights to problems of areal typology and structural change. An understanding of the Mongolic language family is also a prerequisite for the study of Mongolian and Central Eurasian history and culture. This volume is the first comprehensive treatment of the Mongolic languages in English, written by an international team of specialists.
Trade Review'The book is a useful handbook for all who are interested in Mongolic languages and a long-awaited fundamental work for researchers of Mongolistics.' - Acta Orientalia
'...Remarkably useful and carefully edited... it is a volume that will surely serve its field well for years to come, and also one that, even in these days of astonishingly high prices, is well worth what it costs.' - International Journal of Uralic and Altaic Studies
Table of Contents1. Juha Janhunen Proto-Mongolic2. Juha Janhunen Written Mongol3. Volker Rybatzki Middle Mongol4. Juha Janhunen Khamnigan Mongol5. Elena Skribnik Buryat6. Toshiro Tsumagari Dagur7. Jan-Olof Svantesson Khalkha8. Juha Janhunen Mongol Dialects9. Stefan Georg Ordos10. Agnes Birtalan Oirat11. Uwe Blasing Kalmuck12. Michael Weiers Moghol13. Hans Nugteren Shira Yughur14. Stefan Georg Mongghul15. Keith Slater Mangghuer16. Wu Hugjiltu Bonan17. Stephen S. Kim Santa18. Volker Rybatzki Intra-Mongolic Taxonomy19. Juha Janhunen Para-Mongolic20. Claus Schonig Turko-Mongolic Relations
