TY - JOUR TI - A HISTORICAL PHONOLOGY OF WESTERN KARAIM. THE PROCESS OF ITS DIVERSIFICATION INTO DIALECTS AU - Németh, Michał TI - A HISTORICAL PHONOLOGY OF WESTERN KARAIM. THE PROCESS OF ITS DIVERSIFICATION INTO DIALECTS AB - This article describes the emergence of the dialectal differences in phonology that eventually led to the division of Western Karaim into two dialects. The study is based on manuscripts and manuscript editions covering the period between the 17th and 20th centuries. Special attention is paid to the relative chronology of the phonological changes. A periodization of Western Karaim is also proposed.  VL - 2015 IS - Volume 132, Issue 3 PY - 2016 SN - 1897-1059 C1 - 2083-4624 SP - 167 EP - 185 DO - 10.4467/20834624SL.15.016.3937 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-linguistica-uic/artykul/a-historical-phonology-of-western-karaim-the-process-of-its-diversification-into-dialects KW - Western Karaim KW - Western Karaim historical phonology KW - South-Western Karaim KW - North-Western Karaim KW - periodization of Karaim