Synopses & Reviews
This is a careful and insightful contribution to the general literature on language contact, in addition to its interest for students of Turkic languages. Many false generalizations that still all too frequently find their way into the literature on language contact are laid bare, and the methodology here used in evaluating particular instances of language contact involving Turkic languages can be used with profit by all students of language contact.
Synopsis
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 been in contact. Many common, false generalisations are laid bare and the methodology used in evaluating particular instances of language contact can also be used with profit by students of languages other than the Turkic.