Linguistic analysis of Mahmud Kashgari's "Devonu Lugotit Turk"

This article analyzes Mahmud Kashgari's "Devonu lug‘otit turk" from a linguistic point of view. The work scientifically examines the lexical, phonetic, morphological and syntactic features of the Turkic languages in the 11th century. The study emphasizes the word layers found in the work, and the possibility of studying the historical and cultural life, worldview and way of thinking of the Turkic peoples through them. Also, elements introduced from Arabic, Persian and other languages in the dictionary are separately indicated. The article evaluates "Devonu lug‘otit turk" not only as a source reflecting the ancient state of the Turkic languages, but also as an invaluable scientific source for today's linguistics, history, ethnography and cultural studies.