THE TENSE, ASPECT, MODALITY AND MOOD SYSTEMS IN OLD TURKIC, CHAGHATAI, OLD ANATOLIAN TURKISH, UZBEK, MODERN STANDARD TURKISH AND TURKISH DIALECTS OF CYPRUS (Gökçe Yükselen Peler)

This book is produced from the dissertation submitted for the degree of Master of Arts in the field of Turkish Studies at The School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London in 2003. The aim of the book is to compare the tense / aspect / modality systems of some contemporary and historical Turkic languages and dialects. Old Anatolian Turkish, Turkish and Turkish Cypriot are chosen from the western group of Turkic languages. The reason Old Anatolian Turkish is taken under consideration is that it is the first written Turkic language in the west and is the origin of modern Turkish. The reasons for choosing Turkish Cypriot are its diversity and its “untouchedness”. From the eastern tradition Chaghatai is chosen parallel to Old Anatolian Turkish as it is the origin of Uzbek and as it may be the most widely used literary Turkic language. It had been used in all Central Asia, Caucasus and among the Muslim Turkic people of Russia.