@article{article_369178, title={The Sogdian Sound-System and the Origins of the Uyghur Script}, journal={Journal of Turkish Language and Literature}, volume={57}, pages={259–269}, year={2017}, DOI={10.26561/iutded.369178}, author={Sims-williams, Nicholas and Korkmaz, Feryal and Keskin, Berker}, keywords={Sims-Williams,Sogd,sound-system,Old Uyghur alphabet,alphabet,sound-system}, abstract={The eighteen letter Old Uyghur alphabet, which was derived from the Sogdian alphabet by the Old Uyghurs, was used for centuries by the Turkish nation and some neighbour nations in Central Asia. Many works are written in this alphabet. In this article, originally published in English in the 269th issue of Journal Asiatique (1981), Nicholas Sims-Williams provided information about the Sogdian alphabet, which is the basis of the Uyghur alphabet, and explained the differences between the Uyghur and Sogdian alphabets. The sounds represented by the letters are clarified in detail and some ideas are put forward as to the way in which the Uyghurs adapted the alphabet.}, number={57}, publisher={Istanbul University}