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Part 1. Basics of the ottoman language for academic purposes

ОК.19.01

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2024/2025

4 Semester

2

A complete description of the program learning outcomes is provided in the «Program Profile» section: LO1; LO2; LO6; LO8; LO9; LO10; LO11; LO14; LO15; LO16; LO17; LO18; LO19.

Distance form

Know: 1) successfully complete the multi-semester course «Turkish Language» and the components of the comprehensive course «General Theoretical Course in Turkic Languages»; 2) the names of the letters, their forms in four positions (alone, at the beginning, in the middle, at the end), and the vowel notation system. Be able to: 1) distinguish, at the level of orthography and phonetics, words of Turkic, Arabic, and Persian origin; 2) confidently read unadapted texts in Ottoman Turkish (phonetic reading) and transcribe them into Latin transliteration. Be able to: 1) effectively apply the theoretical knowledge gained during the course in practice and for academic purposes. 2) recognize the main Ottoman scripts (Rika, Divani, Naskh, Thuluth) and understand the logic of ligatures.

«Interdisciplinary Course Part 1: Fundamentals of the ottoman language for academic purposes» is dedicated to the linguistic reconstruction of the ottoman language as a complex sociolinguistic system. The course involves an in-depth analysis of the interaction between turkic, arabic, and persian elements at the phonetic, morphological, and lexical levels. The focus of study is the evolution of the literary language from the classical period to the tanzimat era. Students learn to distinguish between stylistic registers (from «simple» to «refined» language), analyze poetic meters (aruz), and rhetorical figures, which is essential for a comprehensive philological study of the Ottoman heritage. The course is aimed at the systematic mastery of the fundamental principles of the Ottoman language and the corresponding development of linguistic competencies. The primary objective is to establish solid reading and writing skills as key tools for working with source materials. This provides the necessary methodological tools for realizing students’ academic potential within the framework of Turkic studies. The course is taught in the second semester of the second year of the Bachelor’s program, consists of 30 hours of practical classes and 30 hours of independent work, and concludes with a credit.

1. Develi H. Osmanlı Türkçesi Grameri : akademik ders kitabı. 2. baskı. İstanbul : Kesit Yayınları, 2021. 544 s. 2. Kurt Y. Osmanlı Türkçesi Dersleri 1. 12. baskı. Ankara : Akçağ Yayınları, 2025. 380 s. 3. Hagopian V. H. Ottoman-Turkish Conversation-Grammar: A Practical Method of Learning the Ottoman-Turkish Language. Reprint edition. [B. m.] : Archive Publica, 2025. 640 p. 4. Kütükoğlu M. S. Osmanlı Belgelerinin Dili: Diplomatik. 4. baskı. İstanbul : Türk Tarih Kurumu Yayınları, 2021. 620 s. 5. A Handbook and Reader of Ottoman Arabic / ed. by E.-M. Wagner. Cambridge : Open Book Publishers, 2021. 434 p. 6. Öztürk S. Osmanlı Paleografyası: Temel Bilgiler ve Uygulamalar. İstanbul: Yeditepe Yayınevi, 2022. 320 s. 7. Devellioğlu F. Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat. 36. baskı / yay. haz. S. Aydın. Ankara: Aydın Kitabevi, 2024. 1240 s.

Practical sessions; independent study.

Semester assessment: 1. Participation in seminars: 10 -15 points. 2. Research paper (2–5 pages) and presentation defense: 6 -10 points. 3. Writing a research paper: 10 -15 points. 4. Module Test No. 1: 11 - 20 points. 5. Module Test No. 2: 11 - 20 points. 6. Course exam: 12 - 20 points.

Ukrainian/Turkish