Kafkasya'da Türk Lehçelerinin Fonksiyonları
The Functions of the Turkic Languages in the Caucasus

Summary/Abstract: The Caucasus is a region, where many languages belonging to various linguistic families are spoken. The linguistic diversity of the Caucasus is so substantial that in the past it had been called as the “Mountain of Tongues” There has been the need for lingua francas in the Caucasus like every region, where people speaking various languages co-existed. It is seen that Turkic languages have fulfilled this need in the Caucasus as the region had been ruled by various Turkic peoples for centuries. It is observed that particularly Azeri and Kumyk Turkic have established their selves the region with a wide diffusion area. The influence of these two languages in the Caucasus has been so strong that even Russian has not been able to obliterate this influence despite all efforts of the rulers.

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