Academic literature on the topic 'Ural-Altaic peoples'

This paper is devoted to the linguistic works by Alexander Evgenievich Anikin, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on the occasion of his 70th anniversary. Alexander Anikin, a versatile philologist, has made a significant contribution to Russian, particularly dialectal and Ural-Altaic etymology. The linguistic tradition that Alexander Anikin adheres to is associated with the names of famous etymologists of the Russian language, Max Vasmer and Oleg N. Trubachev. The scientific path of Alexander Anikin as an etymologist includes several stages. The starting point was his interest in Balto-Slavic language contacts and borrowings. Then, Alexander Anikin turned to the study of the language contacts in terms of the vocabulary of the languages of the peoples of Siberia and the Far East and Siberian dialects of the Russian language. Currently, the researcher is working on the Russian Etymological Dictionary. This dictionary is an ambitious project that involves searching for etymons for the maximum possible number of Russian words described in etymological, historical, and dialect dictionaries and studies. The Russian Etymological Dictionary differs from many other etymological dictionaries of the Russian language. It covers the dialectal (including Siberian), outdated, and ancient words lost in modern Russian. Also, the paper considers the principles of selecting the linguistic material and the structure of dictionary entries and characterizes the range of languages, which Alexander Anikin analyzes in the context of etymology.

V Международная научная конференция «Сохранение и развитие языков и культур коренных народов Сибири» состоялась 19–20 мая 2022 г. в Абакане на объединенной базе Хакасского государственного университета имени Н. Ф. Катанова и Хакасского научно-исследовательского института языка, литературы и истории. Конференция была посвящена 160-летию со дня рождения выдающегося востоковеда, тюрколога Николая Федоровича Катанова, что обусловило расширение традиционных направлений ее работы, состава и географии участников. В ней участвовало более 200 ученых, преподавателей, представителей органов власти и неправительственных организаций из 17 регионов России и четырех стран зарубежья. Основные цели конференции: обмен новыми подходами и результатами исследования наследия Н. Ф. Катанова по широкому кругу лингвистических, культурологических, этнографических и исторических аспектов; распространение знаний о новых тенденциях и инициативах, направленных на продвижение языков коренных народов на российском и международном уровне как ценного культурного наследия и ресурса устойчивого развития человечества; обсуждение новых научных знаний в области лингвокогнитивных, культурологических, литературоведческих, фольклорных и исторических исследований на материале тюркских и других урало-алтайских языков. Конференция способствовала привлечению внимания к важности многостороннего исследования языков коренных народов, сохранению и поддержке языкового многообразия Сибири, других субъектов Российской Федерации и тюркоязычных регионов. Она позволила выявить тенденции, инновации и пути решения актуальных лингвоэкологических проблем, сформулировать рекомендации по совершенствованию языковой политики, воспитанию потребности в активном региональном и территориальном двуязычии с учетом международного опыта. The Vth International Scientific Conference "Preservation and Development of Languages and Cultures of the Indigenous Peoples of Siberia" was held in Abakan on May 19–20, 2022. The conference was dedicated to the 160th anniversary of the orientalist and turkologist Nikolai Fedorovich Katanov and brought together over 200 scientists, teachers, and representatives of authorities and of non-governmental organizations from 17 regions of Russia and 4 foreign countries. The main objectives of the conference were to exchange new approaches and results on a wide range of linguistic, cultural, ethnographic, and historical aspects related to N. F. Katanov's heritage; to disseminate knowledge about new trends and initiatives aimed at promoting the languages of indigenous peoples at the Russian and international levels as a valuable cultural heritage and a resource for sustainable development; and to discuss new scientific knowledge in the field of lingual-cognitive, cultural, folklore, and historical research on the material of Turkic and other Ural-Altaic languages. The conference emphasized the importance of researching, preserving, and supporting the linguistic diversity of Siberia and other regions, and discussed trends, innovations, and ways to address pressing linguistic and ecological issues. Recommendations were made for improving language policy and promoting active regional and territorial bilingualism based on international experience.

The paper presents the issue of language use and identity among Muslim Roma youth from Bulgaria, living in Berlin, Germany. Interviews with a structured questionnaire on language use and identity was conducted with Bulgarian Muslim Roma living in Berlin, Germany. The results showed that, in order to be accepted by the German Turks, Bulgarian Muslim Roma youth change their language use and identity from Muslim Roma to a new identity - Bulgarian “Osmanli” Turks. The findings showed that the change of language and identity among young Roma in this study served as strategies for integration and acceptance in the German society. References Bailey, B. (2001). The language of multiple identities among Dominican Americans. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 10(2), 190-223. Berry, J. (1997). Immigration, acculturation and adaptation. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 46, 5-36. Bleich, E. (2009). Where do Muslims Stand on Ethno-Racial Hierarchies in Britain and France? Evidence from Public Opinion Surveys, 1998-2008; 43, 379-400. Brizic, K. (2006). The secret life of a languages. Origin-specific differences in L1/L2 acquisition by immigrant children. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 16(3), 339-362. Broeder, P. & Extra, G. (1995). Ethnic identity and community languages in the Netherlands In: Sociolinguistica – International Yearbook of European Sociolinguistics/ Internationales Jahrbuch für europäische Soziolinguistik, 9, 96-112. Dimitrova, R., Ferrer-Wreder, L. (2017). Positive Youth Development of Roma Ethnic minority Across Europe. In: Handbook on positive development of minority children and youth (pp. 307-320). N. Cabrera & B. Leyendeker, (Eds.). New York: Springer Erikson, E. (1964). Childhood and Society. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. Fishman, J. (1998). Language and ethnicity: The view from within. In: The Handbook of Sociolinguistics. (pp. 327-343). F. Coulmas (Ed.). Oxford: Blackwell. Fought, C. (2006). Language and ethnicity. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Giles, H. (ed.) (1984). The Dynamics of speech accommodation. International Journal of Socio­logy of Language, 46, 1-155 Giray, B. (2015). Code-switching among Bulgarian Muslim Roma in Berlin. In: Ankara Papers in Turkish and Turkic Linguistics. (pp. 420-430). D. Zeyrek, C.S. Șimșek, U. Ataș and J. Rehbein (Eds.). Wiessbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. Kivisto, P. (2013). (Mis)Reading Muslims and multiculturalism. Social Inclusion, 1, 126-135. Kyuchukov, H. (2016). The Turkish in Berlin spoken by Bulgarian Muslim Roma. Ural-Altaic Studies, 22, 7-12. Kyuchukov, H. (2007). Turkish and Roma children learning Bulgarian. Veliko Tarnovo: Faber. Larson, R. W. (2000). Toward a psychology of positive youth development. American Psycho­logist, 55, 170-183. Lerner, R. Et al. (2005) Positive youth development. A view of the issues. Journal of Early Adolescence, 25(1), 10-16. Lerner, R., Dowling, E., Anderson, P. (2003) Positive youth development: Thriving as the basis of personhood and civil society. Applied Developmental Science, 7(3), 172-180. Marushiakova, E. & Popov, V. (2004). Muslim Minorities in Bulgaria. In: Migration and Political Intervention: Diasporas in Transition Countries. (pp. 18-32). Blaschke, J. (Ed.). Berlin: Parabolis. Merton, R. (1968). The Matthew effect in Science. Science, 159(3810), 56-63. Ochs, E. (1993). Constructing social identity: a language socialization perspective. Research on Language and Social Interaction, 26, 287-306. Organista, P. B, Marin, G., Chun, K. M. (2010). The psychology of ethnic groups in United States. London: SAGE Publication. Padilla, A., Perez, W. (2003). Acculturation, social identity and social cognition: A new Per­spective. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 25, 35-55. Peoples, J., Bailey, G. (2010). Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage learning. Rovira, L. (2008). The relationship between language and identity. The use of the home language as a human right of the immigrant. Revista Interdisciplinar da Mobilidade Humana, XVI (31), 63-81. Tajfel, H. Turner, J.C. (1986). The social identity theory of intergroup behavior. In: Psychology of Intergroup Relations (pp. 7-24). Worchel, S. & Austin, W. G. (Eds.). Chicago: Nelson-Hall. Tabouret-Keller, A. (1998). Language and identity. In: The Handbook of Sociolinguistics. (pp. 315-326). F. Coulmas (Ed.). Oxford: Blackwell. Trudgill, P. (1992). Ausbau sociolinguistics and the perception of language status in contemporary Europe. International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2, 167-178.

Исследование фольклора — важная задача культурологии, антропологии, лингвистики, истории. Вслед за Н.С. Трубецким изучая культурные традиции «русской культурной зоны», можно проследить восточные мотивы в русских сказках, названных Е.М. Мелетским «мифологическими сказками». Этот жанр фольклора хранит архаичные элементы верований и обычаев, важную информацию о нематериальном культурном наследии. В ходе нашего исследования русских волшебных сказок было установлено, что ряд из них может служить источником по обычному праву и героическому эпосу алтайцев и тюрок, а также верованиям урало-алтайского шаманизма. Разрозненные восточные мотивы свидетельствуют о контактах русских с многими другими народами. The study of folklore is an important task of cultural studies, anthropology, linguistics, and history. After N.S. Trubetskoy, studying the cultural traditions of the «Russian cultural zone», one can trace oriental motives in Russian fairy tales named by E.M. Meletsky «mythological tales». This genre of folklore preserves archaic elements of beliefs and customs, as well as important information about intangible cultural heritage. While researching Russian fairy tales, it was found that a number of them can serve as a source for the customary law and the heroic epic of the Altaians and Turks, as well as the beliefs of Ural-Altaic shamanism. Scattered eastern motifs indicate Russian contacts with many other peoples.

The lively Hungarian interest in Asian cultures and Japan before 1945 had several motifs, one of them being the idea of Turanism, which was formed around the ethnic, linguistic, and cultural relation of the Turanian (Ural-Altaic) peoples (including Hungarians) in the late 19th century and affected public thinking until 1945 in Hungary. The secondary literature on Turanism seems to have increased in volume in the past decades with a notable emphasis on Hungarian Turanism, and some new research has examined the issue of Japanese Turanism, making a connection with Hungarian Turanism as well. As Hungarian Turanism is regarded as a significant promoter and mediator of Turanism to other regions, too, it is important to analyse the manifold nature of this phenomenon with comprehensive approaches. The paper focuses on the Hungarian background of the Japan-related Turanist ideas with a multifaceted examination and interpretation of Hungarian Turanism based on original research of the contemporary sources (including publications, archival documents of Turanist and Japan-related associations, newspaper articles, and reports on Japan-related events) and the available secondary literature. The paper also aims to examine what perceptions of Japan appeared in the ideas of Turanism, to present why and how Japan was attributed a special significance in Hungarian Turanism, and to analyse the origin, meaning, and the contemporary importance of this outstanding role. In the course of research, new aspects have arisen for examination: the perceptions impacted by the Japanese development of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and by the notion of the situation of Japan ‘between East and West’ as similar to that of Hungary; the debate on modernisation; the isolation of Hungary after the World War I; and the cultural achievements of Hungarian Turanism. Examining the complexity of the Hungarian historical, cultural, and political context of the early 20th century in connection to the perceptions of the East of that time in Hungary may provide a more complex interpretation and deeper understanding of the formation of Turanist ideas.