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Section: Introduction

snippets on the language and its speakers, sociolinguistic and dialectal variation, language family, history of the language and the people, sources of evidence and writing practices, outlines of the typological profile, sources for the study of the language.

Armenian

Introduction
by A. Donabédian-Demopoulos

ARM-INT-001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5902447

origin, periods, standardization and variation, dialects, sociolinguistic trends, Western Armenian and the Big Diaspora, typological features

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Dargwa

introduction
by N. Sumbatova

DAR-INT-001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5812921

general overview, East Caucasian languages, endangeredness, Dargwa, literacy, language situation, studies, typological characteristics

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Georgian

Medieval writing systems
by N. Doborjginidze

GEO-INT-001

DOI: https://doi.org/XX.YYYY/ZZZZZ

history of Georgian, medieval writing systems in the Caucasus, inscriptions of various origins, Urartian, Aramaic, ...

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Kurdish

overview
by G. Haig & M. Mohammadirad

KUR-INT-001

DOI: https://doi.org/XX.YYYY/ZZZZZ

general overview, geographical distribution, phonology, morphosyntax, alignment

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Neo-Aramaic

Introduction
by P. Noorlander

NAR-INT-001

DOI: https://doi.org/

subgrouping of Neo-Aramaic, geography, communal differences, diversity

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Turkish

The origins of Turkic
by Chr. Bulut

TUR-INT-001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6340409

early history, Hsiung-Nu empire, Ancient Eastern Turkic, Ancient Western Turkic, Qipchak Turkic, Language classification

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Varieties in the target area
by Chr. Bulut

TUR-INT-002

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6340409

Anatolia, Standard Turkish, Standard Azeri, varieties of Turkic spoken across the target area, Central and Southern Oghuz varieties

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WT Turkish: Introduction
by M. Petrou

TUR-INT-003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6342642

overview, geographical region, Balkan/Rumelian Turkish, Classification of Balkan Turkish dialects, Basilect, Mesolect, Acrolect

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Karamanlidika
by S. Irakleous

TUR-INT-004

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6336276

what is karamanlidika? writing systems, phonology, morphology, syntax

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