Ancient Texts and Languages of Ethnic Groups Along the Silk Road

Ancient Texts and Languages of Ethnic Groups Along the Silk Road
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Publisher : Universitätsverlag Göttingen
Total Pages : 230
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ISBN-10 : 9783863954895
ISBN-13 : 3863954890
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Book Synopsis Ancient Texts and Languages of Ethnic Groups Along the Silk Road by : Johannes Reckel

Download or read book Ancient Texts and Languages of Ethnic Groups Along the Silk Road written by Johannes Reckel and published by Universitätsverlag Göttingen. This book was released on 2021 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Central Asia has been dominated by Mongolian and Turkic speaking nations for the past 1300 years. Uyghurs and Uzbeks were the most important traders on the Central Asian Silk Roads. Earlier Sogdians and Tokharians and other ethnic groups speaking Indo-Germanic (Indo-Iranian) languages were active on these ancient trade routes. In the 18th and 19th century a Tungus language, Manchu, became important for Sinkiang, Mongolia and the whole of China. Expansion policy of different realms, comprehensive commercial activities and the spread of religious ideas facilitated the exchange of (cultural) knowledge along the Silk Road. Texts and scripts tell us not only about the different groups that were in contact, but also reflect details of diplomatic, religious, and economic ambitions and the languages that were used for these different forms of communication. Several examples of contact induced language change or specific linguistic influence as a result of contacts along the Silk Road invite us to understand more about the frequency, intensity and intention of contacts that took place in very different regions connected by the Silk Road.

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