The Basic Vocabulary of an Extinct Language: The Khoton Language in Mongolia

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  • Author(s): Zh. Zhakupov (ORCID Zh. Zhakupov (ORCID 0000-0002-8141-5501); N. Abdikarim (ORCID N. Abdikarim (ORCID 0000-0001-7990-5846); G. Syzdykova (ORCID G. Syzdykova (ORCID 0000-0001-6365-0113); K. Sarekenova (ORCID K. Sarekenova (ORCID 0000-0003-1383-2247); A. M. Umasheva (ORCID A. M. Umasheva (ORCID 0000-0002-4519-887X); M. Adilov (ORCID M. Adilov (ORCID 0000-0001-9876-4516); L. Yespekova (ORCID L. Yespekova (ORCID 0000-0001-5485-5125)
  • Language:
    English
  • Source:
    Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics. 2024 10(2):47-59.
  • Publication Date:
    2024
  • Document Type:
    Journal Articles
    Reports - Research
  • Additional Information
    • Availability:
      Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics. Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, Anafartalar Campus Faculty of Education Department of Foreign Language Education, Canakkale 07100, Turkey. e-mail: [email protected]; Website: https://ejal.info/
    • Peer Reviewed:
      Y
    • Source:
      13
    • Subject Terms:
      Turkic Languages; Standard Spoken Usage; Semantics; Pronunciation; Spelling; Contrastive Linguistics; Diachronic Linguistics; Classification; Computational Linguistics; Word Lists; Vocabulary; Language Usage; Foreign Countries; Language Research; Language Maintenance
    • Subject Terms:
      Mongolia
    • ISSN:
      2149-1135
    • Abstract:
      The Khotons, in the west of Mongolia, were originally Turkic people who spoke the Khoton language, until the 19th century, which is currently considered extinct. This study aimed to prove that the Khoton language belonged to the Turkic languages; and to standardize the Swadesh inventory in relation to the Khoton words. The Swadesh inventory of words was the primary source of this research, which was sampled to examine the basic characteristics like semantic (meaning) acoustic (sound-based), pronunciation and spellings. This study adopted a comparative-historical research design with a qualitative approach, which involved an in-depth content analysis of the data. A data classification process was used to analyze the data by dividing them into categories (3-tiers) to enable retrieving, sorting and storing information. The Swadesh list of words also acted as the instrument of the study as this list was used to target the Khoton vocabulary and determine their equivalence. Such a data classification also helped to manipulate, track and analyze individual specimens in data. The findings of the study reveal that a majority of the linguistic combinations (lexemes) sampled for this study were found in the Khoton language, fully corresponding to the meaning of the English words in the Swadesh list. It was also evident that the basic vocabulary of the Khoton language had the elements of a Turkic language; and that there was an opportunity to reproduce the Khoton language. It is recommended that future studies should examine other versions of Swadesh inventory and compare them with the words in Turkic languages.
    • Abstract:
      As Provided
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Accession Number:
      EJ1443169