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Alphabet and Language in Transition
Spring 2000 (8.1)


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7 Contributors

8
Reader's Forum

10
Editorial: Alphabet and Language in Transition - Betty Blair

11
20th Century Timeline: Alphabet Changes in Azerbaijan

12
Language Shifts: Gamburger Becomes Hamburger

13
Alphabet Changes in Azerbaijan in the 20th Century

14
Standardizing Azeri Fonts - Betty Blair and Ed Lake

15
Changes in the Azerbaijan Alphabet Sequence in the 20th Century

16 Seven Good Reasons to Standardize Azeri Fonts

17 The Land of Azeri Fonts: It's a Jungle Out There - Rovzat Gasimov and Jean Patterson

18
The U.S. and Iran: Daring to be Friends? - Madeleine Albright

22
World Press Photo: Portrait of Loss and Courage - Betty Blair

24
Russia's 'Sphere of Influence': Chechnya and Beyond - Zbigniew Brzezinski

25
Quotable Quotes

26
Protecting the Azerbaijani Language - Parliament Considers Law on Language Usage

27
On the Street: Viewpoints about the Alphabet Transition

38
Where's the Azeri? Trends Among Naming Store Signs in Baku - Farida Sadikhova and Marjan Abadi

40
Spelling Standards: Azerbaijani Male Names, Female Names, Family Names and Major Place Names - Compiled by Aynur Hajiyeva

46
You Won't Forget Me, Will You, Tutu? - Farida Sadikhova

50
Early Alphabets in Azerbaijan - Farid Alakbarov

53
Mirza Fatali Akhundov, Alphabet Reformer Before His Time - Farid Alakbarov

54
Personal Reflections on the History of Alphabet Reform - Anar

55
Azeri Writers Speak Out on Azeri - Rasul Reza, Vagif Samadoghlu, Mirza Ibrahimov and Samad Vurghun

58
Arabic or Latin? Debates at the First Turkology Congress Hosted by Baku in 1926.

62
Language and Alphabet Transitions in Molla Nasraddin Magazine

64
Learning to Read All Over Again: Alphabet Changes in Azerbaijan Throughout the Century - Kamal Talibzade

67
Publishing in Azerbaijan - Nazim Ibrahimov

68
Changes in Azerbaijan's Educational Landscape - Isgandar Isgandarov, Deputy Minister of Education

70
What the Azeri Language Tells us About Stroke Victims and Vice Versa - Gulmira Sadiyeva

74
Information Explosion: Internet Clubs in Azerbaijan - Vafa Mastanova

76
Polad Bulbuloghlu Returns to the Spotlight - Jean Patterson

79
Our Alphabet - Rahim Raisnia (Azeri in Arabic script)

80
Sociolinguistics Part 6: Apologizing - Jala Garibova and Betty Blair

82 Business & Opportunities

85 New Faces, New Places

87 SOCAR Section (
Conoco, Shell, Lukoil, Statoil, Ramco, Eni)

93
BP Amoco Current Developments - Tamam Bayatly


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