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Description for Uyghur
Paperback. Modern Uyghur is spoken by about 11 million people in Xinjiang, China and 2 million people in Central Asia and elsewhere. This book offers beginning students a thematically organized and integrative approach to the Uyghur language that emphasizes communicative activities, development of linguistic skills, and elements of Uyghur culture. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2FM; CJB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 214 x 276 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1266.
The Uyghurs are one of the oldest Turkic-speaking peoples of Central Asia. Their language is closely related to Uzbek, with which it shares a common ancestor. Modern Uyghur is spoken by about 11 million people in Xinjiang and 2 million people in Central Asia and elsewhere. This textbook offers beginning students a thematically organized and integrative approach to the Uyghur language that emphasizes communicative activities, step-by-step development of linguistic skills, and elements of Uyghur culture. A multimedia DVD includes audio that helps develop listening and speaking skills and videos filmed in different regions of Xinjiang, China.
The Uyghurs are one of the oldest Turkic-speaking peoples of Central Asia. Their language is closely related to Uzbek, with which it shares a common ancestor. Modern Uyghur is spoken by about 11 million people in Xinjiang and 2 million people in Central Asia and elsewhere. This textbook offers beginning students a thematically organized and integrative approach to the Uyghur language that emphasizes communicative activities, step-by-step development of linguistic skills, and elements of Uyghur culture. A multimedia DVD includes audio that helps develop listening and speaking skills and videos filmed in different regions of Xinjiang, China.
Product Details
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
548
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1266g
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589016842
SKU
V9781589016842
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-34
About Gulnisa Nazarova
Gulnisa Nazarova is a lecturer in Central Eurasian studies at Indiana University. Kurban Niyaz is a Uyghur language material developer at the Center for Languages of the Central Asian Region, Indiana University.
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