Politics of language in the ex-Soviet Muslim states : Azerbayjan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Tajikistan / Jacob M. Landau, Barbara Kellner-Heinkele
Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: Language and the Search for Identity -- 2. The Advent ofthe Independent Muslim States -- Azerbayjan -- Uzbekistan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Turkmenistan -- Tajikistan -- 3. Language Issues: the Russian Diaspora -- Azerbayjan -- Uzbekistan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Turkmenistan -- Tajikistan -- 4. Language Politics: the Soviet Era -- 5. Language Politics: the Independent Republics -- De-Russification as a major issue -- Monolingualism, bilingualism, multilingualism -- Institutional andpublic discourse on language policy -- Azerbayjan -- Uzbekistan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Turkmenistan -- Tajikistan -- 6. Language Laws and Decrees -- Azerbayjan -- Uzbekistan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Turkmenistan -- Tajikistan -- 7. Alphabet Change and its Implementation -- The issue of alphabet change -- The campaign for a common language and script -- Azerbayjan -- Uzbekistan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Turkmenistan -- Tajikistan -- 8. Lexical and Orthographic Intervention -- Language intervention in the six new states -- Azerbayjan -- Uzbekistan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Turkmenistan -- Tajikistan -- 9. Language of Instruction and Language Instruction -- Azerbayjan -- Uzbekistan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Turkmenistan -- Tajikistan -- Textbooks -- .Azerbayjan -- Uzbekistan -- Kazakhstan -- Kyrgyzstan -- Turkmenistan -- Tajikistan -- 10. Conclusion: New Solutions, Old Problems -- References -- Index
