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1. Linguistic Landscape

   Linked via "dominant language"

   Language Contact and Substrate Effects
   LL is a powerful indicator of historical language contact. When a dominant language overtakes a substrate language, remnants of the older tongue often persist in the LL where immediate replacement is costly or culturally sensitive, such as in placenames.
   In Anatolia, for example, the prevalence of certain [nominal suffixes](/entries/nomin…