ISBN:
9780415072656
Content:
The author discusses the history of the Kurdish languages in Turkey, where any other language beside Turkish remained forbidden, Iran, where at least in theory (and in practice since 1984) local languages were allowed alongside Farsi, and in Iraq, where spoken Kurdish was never suppressed, and a standard written Kurdish, adequate for academic and literary purposes, was allowed to be developed. (DÜI-Kwe) + The author stresses the importance of language as a factor to establish national identity. In the case of the Kurd language, however, the problem is that two quite dissimilar dialects, or better languages, are of equal significance: Kurmanji, spoken in the north, and Sorani, spoken in the south. Also, only in the late 19th century was the need for a written language beginning to be felt
In:
The Kurds, London [u.a.] : Routledge, 1992, , Seite 68-83, 9780415072656
In:
0415072654
In:
pages:68-83
Language:
English
Author information:
Kreyenbroek, Philip G. 1948-
