TO THE PROBLEM OF PALATINE HARMONY OF VOWELS IN THE UZBEK LANGUAGE
Authors : T. Kocaoglu
Pages : 27-53
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Publication Date : 2017-10-24
Article Type : Research
Abstract :The vowel sounds of Uzbek have been a continuous debate in Turkish studies. Earlier Abdurauf Fitrat in 1923-1930 and A. von Gabain in 1945 in their works stated the existence of nine vowels in Uzbek. In spite of the various alphabet and orthographic changes in Uzbek during the Soviet period, many scholars later have started to claim that Uzbek lacks nine vowels and sound harmony like other Turkic languages. The present article contests these claims.Keywords : Uzbek vowels, Vowel harmony, Alphabets, Orthography, Language politics