Journals / Journal of Old Turkic Studies / 2021 / Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 1

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

Türkiye’deki Manihey Harfli Eski Uygurca Neşirler İçin Harfçevrim ve Yazıçevrim Kılavuzu

Pages
161–194
DOI
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Abstract

Transliteration (< trans + literation) is the spelling of words from one script with characters from the another. Transcription (< trans + scription) 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 with the Manichean script in Turkey.

Özet

Transliteration (< trans + literation) is the spelling of words from one script with characters from the another. Transcription (< trans + scription) 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 with the Manichean script in Turkey.

Keywords: Old Uyghur, edition, the Manichean script, transliteration, transcription