CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020
| Author | Shingaliyeva, Lunara |
|---|---|
| Title | Writing the Nation: The Impact of Latin Alphabet on Kazakh Identity |
| Summary | The thesis provides an analysis of the current political discourses and social practices on the socio-linguistic transition in Kazakhstan. The implementation of language policies, i.e. Latinization of Kazakh alphabet, resulted in a lot of criticism and public dissatisfaction over the current government’s strategies to realize this initiative. Besides, the transition to the Latin alphabet has been continuously challenging the issue of identification of many young Kazakhstani people up to today. The main contribution of my research is that decree on Latin script was signed in 2017 and there is not much literature about this topic. In order to understand the peculiarity of identification of Kazakhstani citizens, ethnic and national identity should be analyzed in different periods – during the time of the Kazakh Khanate, when Kazakhstan was the part of the Soviet Union and in the times of independent Kazakhstan. The system of boundary-making during Kazakh Khanate, Soviet oppression of Kazakh language, language hierarchy, multiple changes of the Kazakh alphabet – all of which have made a significant impact on the identity of contemporary Kazakhstani citizen and nation-building policies of Kazakhstan. The methodology part is based on triangulation of data: a discourse analysis of language reform and public statements related to Latin shift, survey among young people aged 18-26, and interviews with teachers of Russian and Kazakh languages, state worker, and representative of the quasi-governmental sector. The survey and ten in-depth interviews with randomly chosen volunteers from the survey provide valuable data for the identification struggle of the younger generation. |
| Supervisor | Naumescu, Vlad |
| Department | Sociology MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2020/shingaliyeva_lunara.pdf |
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