A Manual of Transliteration and Transcription for Old Uyghur Editions in the Turkey

Year 2020, , 231 - 250, 29.01.2020

Erdem Uçar

https://doi.org/10.35236/jots.667923

Cited By: 7

Abstract

Transliteration (< trans + litera) is
the spelling of words from one script with characters from the another.
Transcription (< trans + script) is the representation of the sound of words
in a language using any set of symbols you may care to invent or borrow for the
purpose. The article deals with the characters of transliteration and transcription
for editing of Old Uygur texts in Turkey.

Keywords

Old Uyghur, transliteration, transcription, edition

Türkiye’deki Eski Uygurca Metin Neşirleri İçin Kullanılacak Harfçevrim ve Yazıçevrim Kılavuzu

Abstract

Transliteration (< trans + litera) is the spelling of words from one script with characters from the another. Transcription (< trans + script) is the representation of the sound of words in a language using any set of symbols you may care to invent or borrow for the purpose. The article deals with the characters of transliteration and transcription for editing of Old Uygur texts in Turkey.

Keywords

Old Uyghur, transliteration, transcription, edition

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