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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
From Azerbaijan International (8.1) Spring 2000.
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