Prof. Boris I. Tatarintsev: Scholarly Heritage Revisited

This article analyzes the results of many years of scientific works of the famous scientist, Turkologist, a eminent scholars of the Tuvan language, a specialist of exceptionally deep knowledge and erudition, doctor of Philology, Professor Boris IsakovichTatarintsev, who would have turned 80 years old in 2019. The purpose of the study is to examine the scientific heritage of the scientist, which gave a new impetus to the study of Tuvinian studies and Turkology in General. Materials. The work is based on the results of many years of scientific works by Boris IsakovichTatarintsev, which are highly appreciated by scientists as a certain milestone in the development of not only Tuvan linguistics, but also the entire Russian Turkology. Results. Boris Isakovich, born in a family of employees, went from school teacher to doctor of science, Professor, head of the dictionary sector, chief researcher of the language and script section of the Tuva Institute of Humanities and applied social and economic research. B. I. Tatarintsev published more than 150 scientific works. All his scientific activity is focused on the history of the Tuvan language, borrowed vocabulary. For more than three decades, B. I. Tatarintsev was engaged in issues of Tuvan etymology, semasiology, terminology, toponymy, ethnonymy from the point of view of their origin. Boris Isakovich participated in the development and editing of the dictionary, was the author of the dictionary, Preface and numerous dictionaries. In addition, he was actively engaged in Tuvan throat singing “Hөөmej”. On this issue, he published not only articles,but also books. His merit in the training of scientists andhighly qualifiedscience teachers in the philological direction in Tuva is great. The study of the main problems of lexicology and etymology, developed by B. I. Tatarintsev, continued by modern domestic and foreign scientists.

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10. Tatarintsev B. I. Some contemporary Tuvan term formation trends revisited. In: [Language and Folklore Studies]. Vol. 2. Novosibirsk: Nauka, 1967. Pp. 75–82. (In Russ.)

11. Tatarintsev B. I. Tuvan folklore language: some groups of Mongolisms revisited. In: [Tuvan Research Institute of Language, Literature and History: Scholarly Notes]. Vol. XIV. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1970. Pp. 174–188. (In Russ.)

12. Tatarintsev B. I. Origins of pharyngalization in Tuvan and Tofalar languages: the Yenisei hypothesis. In: [Peoples of Siberia and Far East: Issues of Ethnogenesis]. Theses. Novosibirsk: Novosibirsk State University, 1973. Pp. 209–211. (In Russ.)

13. Tatarintsev B. I. Revisiting V. V. Radlov’s Tuvan language materials. In: [Tuvan Research Institute of Language, Literature and History: Scholarly Notes]. Vol. 16. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1973. Pp. 181–190. (In Russ.)

14. Tatarintsev B. I. Tuva-related language materials of M. A. Kastren’s publications. In: [Tuvan Research Institute of Language, Literature and History: Scholarly Notes]. Vol. 16. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1973. Pp. 169–180. (In Russ.)

15. Tatarintsev B. I. Northeastern Tuva: peculiarities of toponymy revisited. In: [Origins of Siberia’s Native Inhabitants and Their Languages]. Tomsk: Tomsk State University, 1973. Pp. 142–144. (In Russ.)

16. Tatarintsev B. I. Tuvan sound complex with the intervocalic ‘k’: nature of changes revisited. Sovetskaya tyurkologiya. 1974. No. 6. Pp. 18–27. (In Russ.)

17. Tatarintsev B. I. [Russian Lexical Borrowings in Modern Tuvan]. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1974. 113 p. (In Russ.)

18. Tatarintsev B. I., Mannay-ool M. Kh. Ket-language component in Tuvan ethnogenesis revisited. In: [Origins of Siberia’s Native Inhabitants and Their Languages]. Tomsk: Tomsk State University, 1976. Pp. 180–182. (In Russ.)

19. Tatarintsev B. I. [Tuvan Lexis: Influence of the Mongolian Language]. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1976. 130 p. (In Russ.)

20. Tatarintsev B. I. Toponymy of the Kaa Khem basin. In: [Tuvan Language and Literature: Post-October Period]. Kyzyl: Council of Ministers of Tuvan ASSR, 1977. Pp. 88–98. (In Russ.)

21. Tatarintsev B. I. Northeastern Tuva: local geographical terms. Sovetskaya tyurkologiya. 1977. No. 5. Pp. 18–26. (In Russ.)

22. Tatarintsev B. I. Some Tuvan ethnonyms revisited. In: [Latest Studies in Tuvan Archaeology and Ethnogenesis]. Kyzyl: Tuvan Research Institute of Language, Literature and History, 1980. Pp. 144–148. (In Russ.)

23. Tatarintsev B. I. Revisiting N. F. Katanov’s heritage and his impact into Turkic and Tuvan philological studies. In: [Issues of Tuvan Philology]. Kyzyl, 1983. Pp. 101–109. (In Russ.)

24. Tatarintsev B. I. ‘Soyan’: origins of the ethnonym and its bearers revisited. In: [Issues of Tuvan History]. Kyzyl, 1984. Pp. 233–245. (In Russ.)

25. Tatarintsev B. I. Reconstructing a motivating semantic feature during etymologization procedures: a case study of Turkic languages. In: [Etymological Research: Theory and Practice]. Moscow: Nauka, 1985. Pp. 32–42. (In Russ.)

26. Tatarintsev B. I. Revisiting etymological ties between lexical-and-grammatical variants in one type of lexemes: a case study of Tuvan language patterns. In: [Turkic Linguistics]. Conf. proc. Tashkent: Fan, 1985. Pp. 341–345. (In Russ.)

27. Tatarintsev B. I., Mongush D. A. Functioning of the Russian language in Tuva: research problem. In: [Russian Language in Tuva]. Kyzyl, 1985. Pp. 3–15. (In Russ.)

28. Tatarintsev B. I. ‘Pharyngalization – primary (vowel) length’ correlations revisited. In: [Languages of Siberia and Adjacent Regions: Phonetics]. Novosibirsk: Nauka, 1986. Pp. 153–156. (In Russ.)

29. Tatarintsev B. I. Ethnonymy research problems: a case study of some ethnonyms of supposed Mongolian origin. In: [Studies in Tuvan Philology]. Kyzyl: Tuvan Research Institute of Language, Literature and History, 1986. Pp. 64–86. (In Russ.)

30. Tatarintsev B. I. Names of body parts in Turkic languages: semantic problems of etymologization. In: [Compiling an Etymological Dictionary of One Separate Language: Related Problems]. Cheboksary: Chuvash Research Institute, 1986. Pp. 71–76. (In Russ.)

31. Tatarintsev B. I. [Tuvan Lexemes: Semantic Ties and Relations]. Moscow: Nauka, 1987. 196 p. (In Russ.)

32. Tatarintsev B. I. A polysemantic word with remote meanings: specific features of reconstruction (a case study of Turkic languages). In: [Theory of Linguistic Reconstruction]. Conf. proc. Moscow: Institute of Linguistics, 1987. Pp. 53–54. (In Russ.)

33. Tatarintsev B. I. ‘Irgit’: an effort of historical and etymological interpretation of the ethnonym. In: [Peoples of Southern Siberia: Historical and Cultural Ties]. Abakan: Khakass Research Institute of Language, Literature and History, 1988. Pp. 70–85. (In Russ.)

34. Tatarintsev B. I. Tuvan script: (answering) questions about the history of its creation. Shyn. 1989. October 12, 13. (In Tuv.)

35. Tatarintsev B. I. The so called ‘borrowing’ revisited: celebrating the 60th anniversary of Tuvan script. In: [Ulug Khem Almanac]. Vol. 26. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1990. Pp. 160–166. (In Russ.)

36. Tatarintsev B. I. Tuvan and other Turkic languages: origins of orinasal vowels revisited. In: [Turkic Phonetics-90]. Thesis abstracts. Alma-Ata, 1990. Pp. 107–108. (In Russ.)

37. Tatarintsev B. I. ‘Topa-Tuba-Tyva’: origins of the ethnonym and related names. Sovetskaya tyurkologiya. Baku, 1990. No. 2. Pp. 75–83. (In Russ.)

38. Tatarintsev B. I. Developing a Latinized alphabet for Tuvan national script: key stages of work in the USSR. In: [Tuvan Language and Script: Main Problems of Development]. Conf. proc. Kyzyl, 1990. Pp. 8–9. (In Russ.)

39. Tatarintsev B. I. Etymology of some supposed borrowings and Altaisms. In: [Turkic Languages: Etymological Problems]. Alma-Ata: Gylym, 1990. Pp. 145–151. (In Russ.)

40. Tatarintsev B. I. Revisiting the reality of ‘primary’ long vowels in the Tuvan language. In: [Tuvan Language and Script: Main Problems of Development]. Conf. proc. Kyzyl, 1990. Pp. 17–18. (In Russ.)

41. Tatarintsev B. I. Evidence of independent development: names of main style of Tuvan throat-singing revisited. Tuvinskaya pravda. 1992, June 30. P. 3. (In Russ.)

42. Tatarintsev B. I. ‘Khaash-Khaas’: revisiting the ethnonym and its correspondences. In: [Peoples of Southern Siberia and Central Asia: Ethnic History]. Novosibirsk: Siber. Publ., 1993. Pp. 298–307. (In Russ.)

43. Tatarintsev B. I. Historiography of Tuvan language studies revisited: 1920–30s. In: [Questions of Tuvan Linguistics]. Coll. papers. Kyzyl: Novosti Tuvy, 1993. Pp. 18–24. (In Russ.)

44. Tatarintsev B. I. Borrowings or original lexemes? Voprosy yazykoznaniya. 1993. No. 1. Pp. 114–128. (In Russ.)

45. Tatarintsev B. I. Revisiting some ancient Turkic toponyms of Tuva. In: [Questions of Tuvan Linguistics]. Coll. papers. Kyzyl: Novosti Tuvy, 1993. Pp. 105–112. (In Russ.)

46. Tatarintsev B. I. Turan and Uyuk ― where these onyms come from? In: [Ulug Khem Almanac]. Vol. 28. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1994. Pp. 99–101. (In Russ.)

47. Tatarintsev B. I. Words denoting khoomey styles in Tuvan and other Turkic languages: structure and etymology revisited. In: [Khoomey Melodies]. Symposium proc. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1994. Pp. 20–26. (In Russ.)

48. Tatarintsev B. I. Aday, Chag-Tyva: two Tuvan ethnonyms. In: [Tuvan Research Institute of Language, Literature and History: Scholarly Notes]Vol. 18. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1995. Pp. 102–116. (In Russ.)

49. Tatarintsev B. I. Revisiting Altaian etymologies: a perspective from Turkology. In: [Chuvash Language and Altaic Studies]. Cheboksary: Chuvash State Institute for the Humanities, 1995. Pp. 77–78. (In Russ.)

50. Tatarintsev B. I. Use of ethnonymic data in ethnogenetic research: questioning the validity of the practice. In: [Native Populations of Siberia: Problems of Investigating Endangered Languages and Cultures]. Report abstracts. Novosibirsk: Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography (Sib. Branch) of RAS, 1995. P. 26. (In Russ.)

51. Tatarintsev B. I. N. Poppe and his role in the creation of Tuvan national script. In: [A. Palmbakh ― Scholar, Writer, Enlightener: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Birth]. Kyzyl: Ene Sozu, 1997. Pp. 3–4. (In Russ.)

52. Tatarintsev B. I. Did the river dominate … Bashky. 1997. No. 2. Pp. 62–66. (In Russ.)

53. Tatarintsev B. I. [Tuvan Throat-Singing: Investigating Origins]. Kyzyl: Tuvan Book Publ., 1998. 79 p. (In Russ.)

54. Tatarintsev B. I. Kyzyl Khem and Shishkhid: origins of the hydronyms. Bashky. 1998. No. 5–6. Pp. 78–82. (In Russ.)

55. Tatarintsev B. I. Summarizing results of my personal observations: celebrating the 110th anniversary of N. Katanov’s expedition to Tuva. Bashky. 1999. No. 2. Pp. 63–64. (In Russ.)

56. Tatarintsev B. I. The ethnonym ‘Sat’. In: [Circle of Knowledge]. Coll. papers. Kyzyl, 1999. Vol. 2. Pp. 20–25. (In Russ.)

57. Tatarintsev B. I. Tuvan script of N. Poppe: history of creation revisited. Bashky. 2000. No. 2. Pp. 71–77. (In Russ.)

58. Tatarintsev B. I. Tuvan terminology. In: [Developing Terminologies in Title Languages of Russia’s (National) Republic]. Moscow: Institute of Linguistics of RAS, 2000. Pp. 158–165. (In Russ.)

59. Tatarintsev B. I. How Tuvan script was created. Tuvinskaya pravda. 2000, June 29. P. 3. (In Russ.)

60. Tatarintsev B. I. Mongolisms in the language of Tuvan shamans. Erdem shinzhilgeeniy oyllogo. 2000. No. 2. Pp. 163–167. (In Russ.)

61. Tatarintsev B. I. Origins of orinasal vowels in Tuvan and other Turkic languages revisited. In: [Humanities Research in Tuva]. Moscow: RUDN University, 2001. Pp. 13–22. (In Russ.)

62. Tatarintsev B. I. Traditional attitudes of Tuvans towards ‘kozhee’ monuments. In: [Tuvan Research Institute of Language, Literature and History: Scholarly Notes]. Vol. 19. Kyzyl: Tuvan Humanities Research Institute, 2002. Pp. 60–66. (In Russ.)

63. Tatarintsev B. I. ‘A Case Study of the Uriankhai Language’ by N. Katanov ― 100 years. In: [Written Heritage of Turks]. Kyzyl: Tuvan Humanities Research Institute, 2003. Pp. 20–23. (In Russ.)

64. Tatarintsev B. I. Tuvan script: once again about ‘unexplored facts’ of its creation. In: [Tuvan Humanities Research Institute: Scholarly Notes]. Vol. 20. Kyzyl: Tuvan Humanities Research Institute, 2004. Pp. 291–304. (In Russ.)

65. Tatarintsev B. I. How Tuvan script was created. Tuvinskaya pravda. 2005, June 28. Pp. 3–4. (In Russ.)

66. Tatarintsev B. I. ‘Kӧzhee’: riddles of stone sculptures. In: [Treasures of Tuva’s Culture]. Moscow: NIITsentr, 2006. Pp. 77–80. (In Russ.)

67. Tatarintsev B. I. [Kay and Its Ties to Tuvan Throat-Singing]. Kyzyl: Tyvapoligraf, 2008. 24 p. (In Russ.)

68. Tatarintsev B. I. [Etymological Dictionary of the Tuvan Language]. D. A. Mongush (ed.). Novosibirsk: Nauka, 2000–2008. Vol. I: ʻА–Б’, 341 p.; vol. II: ʻД, Ё, И, Й’, 388 p.; vol. III: ʻК, Л’, 440 p.; vol. IV: ʻМ, Н, О, Ө, П’, 442 p. (In Tuv. and Russ.)

69. Tatarintsev B. I. [Etymological Dictionary of the Tuvan Language]. N. N. Shirobokova (ed.). Vol. V: ʻС’. Novosibirsk: Nauka, 2018. 178 p. (In Tuv. and Russ.)