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The Turkish Interpreter: Or, A New Grammar Of The Turkish Language Respectfully Inscribed To The Right Honorable The Earl Of Aberdeen K. T. Secretary Of State For Foreign Af

The Turkish Interpreter: Or, A New Grammar Of The Turkish Language Respectfully Inscribed To The Right Honorable The Earl Of Aberdeen K. T. Secretary Of State For Foreign Af


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A living key to Ottoman Turkish. A practical manual for diplomats. Charles Boyd, Major, assembled The Turkish Interpreter as a turkish language grammar guide and an ottoman turkish textbook for use by officers, translators and students. Framed in the cadences of the Victorian age, its pages set out turkish grammar instruction with calm precision: a comparative grammar collection that highlights structural points, clarifies morphology and observes register where the language met administration and correspondence. Intended as a working instrument rather than an ornament, it works equally well as a historical language reference and as a self-study language resource for anyone exploring language learning 19th century practice. Readers interested in diplomatic language studies will recognise the pragmatic orientation; scholars and linguists will value the book for the glimpse it offers into nineteenth-century usage and the pedagogic assumptions of Victorian era language scholarship. Clear headings, orderly explanation and an emphasis on use make it approachable for casual readers, while its authenticity and era-specific outlook reward specialist enquiry into ottoman empire studies and comparative philology. Valued today as both a classic language manual and an object of cultural history, Boyd's interpreter illuminates how grammar underpinned communication, negotiation and translation in ottoman empire studies and in the wider sphere of nineteenth-century foreign affairs. Presented as a classic language manual, this edition suits both active study and reference on a scholar's shelf. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. Casual readers will appreciate the direct, serviceable tone and the vivid historical context; classic-literature collectors and institutional libraries will prize this edition as a readable, authoritative companion to any shelf concerned with the language, policy and practice of the Victorian age.


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  • ISBN-13: 9789354210877
  • Publisher: Alpha Editions
  • Publisher Imprint: Alpha Editions
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 336
  • Returnable: N
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Or, A New Grammar Of The Turkish Language Respectfully Inscribed To The Right Honorable The Earl Of Aberdeen K. T. Secretary Of State For Foreign Af
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 9354210872
  • Publisher Date: 02 Nov 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
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  • Spine Width: 19 mm
  • Weight: 544 gr


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