
Episode 31: Who are the Turks?
15 Minute History
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The Language Revolution of 1928
Dr. Carter bond Finley talks about a language revolution starting in the 1840s with the rise of the modern print media. He says it was designed to show off your status as a member of the cultural elite and wasn't adapted for mass communication. In that sense, 1928 is like a very sharp razor cut kind of a thing That makes a decided before and after but it's also part of a curve on arc of cultural Revolution revolutionary change didn't finish until long after 1928.
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