The volume contains contributions on contact-induced language change in situations in which one of the languages is a Turkic one. Most papers deal with cases of

Turkic languages present particularly rich sources of data for the study of language contact, given the number and diversity of languages with which they have b

The Turkic languages are spoken today in a vast geographical area stretching from southern Iran to the Arctic Ocean and from the Balkans to the great wall of Ch

International conference proceedings, Mainz, 1997 and 1998.

The second edition of the definitive reference on contact studies and linguistic change—provides extensive new research and original case studies Language con