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Kasym Tynystanov

Kasym Tynystanov is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Kasym Tynystanov rather than just read about it. In short: Kasym Tynystanov (Kyrgyz: Касым Тыныстанов; 10 September 1901 – 6 November 1938) was a Kyrgyz linguist, politician and poet. Early life Tynystanov was born in 1901 in the village of Chyrpykty, Semirechye Oblast (now in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan).

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Reference excerpt

Kasym Tynystanov (Kyrgyz: Касым Тыныстанов; 10 September 1901 – 6 November 1938) was a Kyrgyz linguist, politician and poet.

Early life Tynystanov was born in 1901 in the village of Chyrpykty, Semirechye Oblast (now in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan). According to his autobiography, he learned to read and write the Arabic alphabet from his father. He went to school between 1912 and 1916 in the villages of Karakol and Sazonovka. In 1916, after an unsuccessful revolt against Tsarist authorities, Kasym and his parents fled to the Republic of China, along with many other people from Ysyk-Köl. Kasym and his family returned in December 1917. After a period of unsuccessfully attempting to get education in Karakol, he moved to Almaty.

Linguistic work

Development of the Kyrgyz alphabet According to historical archives, Kasym began to develop the first Kyrgyz alphabet as a student at Kazinpros. He worked on his alphabet between 1921 and 1926, which was finalised in 1924 and approved in 1927. In 1924, Kasym Tynystanov and several others formed a Scientific Commission, which developed a Kyrgyz alphabet based on the Arabic script. They created the first Communist Party newspaper in Kyrgyzstan Erkin Too. The day when the first issue of the newspaper was published is considered the birthday of written Kyrgyz language. On 20 December 1924, at the opening ceremony of the Academic Center at the Department of the People's Education (DPE), Kasym Tynystanov was appointed a Deputy of Ishenally Arabaev, the Chair of the center. The center was created to coordinate research activities of the DPE and supporting its educational activities. The center was, in particular, responsible for the development of research plans, coordination of research activities of DPE institutions, especially related to ethnography and lifestyles, participation in coordination of branch offices of research institutions of the USSR, creation of didactic materials and textbooks, etc. By the end of 1924 came to a conclusion that a Cyrillic- or a Latin-based alphabet would have been be more adequate given language peculiarities. In addition such an alphabet would have been more convenient for the use of publishing equipment at the time. In spring of 1925 Kasym published several articles and convinced the government and the Communist Party in the need of a new script. Kasym made a speech at a Special Convention of Educators in which he analyzed the shortcomings of the existing Arabic based script and presented a new draft Latin based script. As a result of the discussion the Convention decided to include in the agenda of the coming Scientific and Educational Congress the issue of transferring from Arabic-based script to a new Latin based one. The Congress of May 1925 accepted Kasym's proposal and issued a resolution indicating activities related to the process of transfer. The National Scientific Commission created a Society of Supporters of the New Alphabet, chaired by Kasym Tynystanov, which started to promote understanding and use of the new script. In 1926 member of the Turkologists Congress, which took place in Baku, widely supported the idea of adequacy of Latin script to peculiarities of Turkic languages. After the Turkologists Congress Kasym became a permanent member of the Scientific Council of the USSR's Central Committee on Alphabet Adaptation, which had a mission on transferring the scripts of all Soviet Turkic languages to a Latin-based alphabet. In 1928 Kasym developed an alphabet for the Uyghur language and drafted a Dungan alphabet for the Dungans, living in the Soviet Union. In one and a half year after the Turkologists Congress a Committee for a New Kyrgyz Alphabet is created within DPE, with Kasym as its deputy chair. In 1928 to meet the lack of periodicals in Kyrgyz, Kasym Tynystanov, Torokul Aytmatov and several others initiated the creation of a first scientific and educational journal Jangy Madaniyat Jolunda. The journal was financed through private contributions by representatives of Kyrgyz intelligentsia. The journal not only promoted the introduction of a new alphabet, but also aimed to improve qualifications of Kyrgyz teachers. With the creation of the People's Commissariat of Education (now known as the Ministry of Education) in the spring of 1927, Kasym Tynystanov became its first chair (i.e., the Minister of Education) and remained in this position for several years. When the old Arabic based script was still in use, Kasym published the first textbook Ene Tilibiz ('Our language') which was later published again with minor corrections in new Latin based script. The comparison of the two editions brings one to a conclusion that the only principal difference between the alphabets is the appearance of letters. In May 1934 on the Republican Orthography Convention presented New Orthography of Kyrgyz Language, which unlike the previous version also included the rules of correct use of Soviet and international term words. The New Orthography was published later that year. Together with Kasym's Punctuation it was approved with minor corrections by the Kyrgyz Government. Under Kasym's guidance for the People's Commissariat created ethnographic research sub-departments of the Scientific Council the first National Museum and the historic and geographic society, as well as the Committee of the New Alphabet.

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Kasym Tynystanov

In research: Kasym Tynystanov appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Kasym Tynystanov in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Kasym Tynystanov is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1901 births, 1938 deaths, 20th-century male writers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Kasym Tynystanov outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Kasym Tynystanov (Kyrgyz: Касым Тыныстанов; 10 September 1901 – 6 November 1938) was a Kyrgyz linguist, politician and poet. Early life Tynystanov was born in 1901 in the village of Chyrpykty, Semirechye Oblast (now in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan).

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