Birsel Karakoç
Professor in Turkic Languages at Department of Linguistics and Philology
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 51 73
- E-mail:
- Birsel.Karakoc@lingfil.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Engelska parken
Thunbergsvägen 3H - Postal address:
- Box 527
751 20 UPPSALA
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Publications
Recent publications
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Part of Encyclopedia of Turkic Languages and Linguistics Online, Brill Academic Publishers, 2026
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Reported speech in Bashkir (Turkic)
Part of Reported Speech: A comparative handbook, Mouton de Gruyter, 2026
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Verbal complex predicates in Turkish
Part of Handbook on Complex Predicates, Mouton de Gruyter, 2026
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Complex predicates with multiple grammaticalized verbs in Kazakh
Part of Issues in Complex Predicates: Typology, Syntax, Diachrony, Mouton de Gruyter, 2026
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Turkic Languages: Volume 30, Number 1
Harrassowitz Verlag, 2026
All publications
Articles in journal
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In memoriam Zeynep Korkmaz (1921–2025)
Part of Turkic languages, p. 159-166, 2025
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Turkiska språk i Centralasien: Ett historiskt perspektiv
Part of Aiolos, p. 92-97, 2024
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Negation in Kazakh postverbial constructions
Part of Turkic languages, p. 186-216, 2024
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Tarihsel Boyutuyla İsveç’te Türk Dünyası Araştırmalarının Gelişimi ve Bugünkü Durumu
Part of Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi (HÜTAD), p. 135-174, 2023
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On the semantics of transformativizing postverbial constructions in Kazakh
Part of Turkic languages, p. 162-185, 2023
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The Sheki dialect of Northern Azeri
Part of Journal of Endangered Languages, p. 214-236, 2023
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Part of Journal of Endangered Languages, 2023
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Part of Journal of Endangered Languages, p. 407-417, 2021
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Understanding retold stories: The marking of unwitnessed events in bilingual Turkish
Part of Turkic languages, p. 81-121, 2019
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Revised Turkish version for the bilingual Turkish-speaking population in Sweden
Part of ZAS Papers in Linguistics, 2019
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Nogayca çokfiilli yüklemler: Fiillerden gelişmiş dilbilgisel biçimlere bütüncül bir bakış
Part of Hacettepe Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi (HÜTAD), p. 189-216, 2017
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Two questionable candidates for subordinatorship: ‑mIşlIK and -mAzlIK in Turkish
Part of Turkic languages, p. 46-78, 2017
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Subordination of existence and possessive clauses in Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic languages
Part of Turkic languages, p. 199-233, 2017
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Predicational and sentential positions of interrogative clitics in Turkic
Part of Turkic Languages, p. 85-101, 2015
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Az konuşurlu bir Türk dili: Nogayca ve Nogaylar üzerine
Part of Tehlikedeki diller dergisi, p. 273-301, 2013
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Part of Journal of Endangered Languages: Turkic Languages, p. 231-232, 2013
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Types of copular clauses following ki in Old Ottoman Turkish
Part of Turkic languages, p. 38-64, 2013
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On obligatory control in Turkish and Noghay complement clauses
Part of Journal of Endangered Languages: Turkic Languages, p. 303-323, 2013
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Part of Turkic Languages, p. 171-193, 2011
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Part of Turkic languages, p. 208-224, 2009
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Part of Language Typology and Universals, p. 171-204, 2009
Books
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Das finite Verbalsystem im Nogaischen
Harrassowitz, 2005
Chapters in book
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Part of Encyclopedia of Turkic Languages and Linguistics Online, Brill Academic Publishers, 2026
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Reported speech in Bashkir (Turkic)
Part of Reported Speech: A comparative handbook, Mouton de Gruyter, 2026
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Verbal complex predicates in Turkish
Part of Handbook on Complex Predicates, Mouton de Gruyter, 2026
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Complex predicates with multiple grammaticalized verbs in Kazakh
Part of Issues in Complex Predicates: Typology, Syntax, Diachrony, Mouton de Gruyter, 2026
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Turkiska språk på Krim: En resa genom historien
Part of Dragomanen, p. 91-105, Föreningen Svenska Istanbulinstitutets Vänner, 2025
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Distinguishing between existential and predicative possessive clauses in Turkic
Part of Locative and existential predication: On forms, functions and neighboring domains, p. 303-329, Language Science Press, 2025
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Türkçe Konuşma Dilinde Söyleme Fiilleriyle Ortaya Çıkan Cümlesel Tümleçler
Part of Dilde Varyasyon, p. 45-63, Erkmen Yayıncılık, 2025
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Part of Dünyada Türkoloji, p. 705-742, Türkoloji Akademisi & Intercontinental, 2024
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Part of Clause-chaining in the languages of the world, p. 623-640, Oxford University Press, 2024
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Part of Clause linkage in the languages of the Ob-Yenisei Area, p. 386-414, Brill Academic Publishers, 2024
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The verb in Northeastern Turkic
Part of The Languages and Linguistics of Northern Asia, p. 919-1006, Walter de Gruyter, 2024
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Part of Clause-chaining in the Languages of the World, , p. 623-640, Oxford University Press, 2024
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Connectivity of wh in bilingual Turkish: Developing a corpus-pragmatic filtering method
Part of Discourse phenomena in typological perspective, p. 135-165, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023
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Connectivity of wh in bilingual Turkish: Developing a corpus-pragmatic filtering method
Part of Discourse phenomena in typological perspective, p. 135-165, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2023
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Kopierade iranska ki-konstruktioner i turkiska språk
Part of Kungl. Humanistiska Vetenskaps-Samfundet i Uppsala, p. 5-26, Kungl. Humanistiska Vetenskaps-Samfundet i Uppsala, 2023
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Part of Encyclopedia of Turkic Languages and Linguistics Online, Brill Academic Publishers, 2022
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Part of The Turkic Languages, p. 262-286, Routledge, 2022
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Part of The Turkic Languages, p. 354-369, Routledge, 2022
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Part of The Turkic Languages, p. 370-387, Routledge, 2022
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Noghay (language and literature)
Part of Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE, p. 132-135, Brill Academic Publishers, 2022
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Subordination in children acquiring Turkish as a heritage language in Sweden
Part of Studies in Turkish as a Heritage Language, p. 155-204, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2020
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Part of The Handbook of Language Contact, p. 551-570, Wiley-Blackwell, 2020
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Ottoman and Chaghatay manuscripts at Uppsala University Library
Part of Turcologica Upsaliensia, p. 145-166, Brill Academic Publishers, 2020
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Part of Semih Tezcan Kitabı, p. 209-220, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2020
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Predicative possession in Oghuz and Kipchak Turkic languages
Part of Possession in Languages of Europe and North and Central Asia, p. 125-148, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2019
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Part of Ambiguous verb sequences in Transeurasian languages and beyond, p. 1-11, Harrassowitz Verlag, 2019
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Levels of potential ambiguity in Noghay verb sequences
Part of Ambiguous verb sequences in Transeurasian languages and beyond, p. 175-198, Harrassowitz Verlag, 2019
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The cultural heritage of small Turkic peoples: Karaim talkï and Noghay tastar
Part of Building Bridges to Turkish, p. 65-79, Harrassowitz Verlag, 2018
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Prospectives, proximatives and avertives in Noghay
Part of Prospective and Proximative in Turkic, Iranian and beyond, p. 57-76, Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2017
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On the marker -(y)akï in Kashkay
Part of Turks and Iranians, p. 283-295, Harrassowitz, 2016
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Clausal complemention in Turkish and Noghay in a semantic perspective
Part of Complementizer semantics in European languages., p. 619-664, Walter de Gruyter, 2016
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Non-past copular markers in Turkish
Part of On Diversity and Complexity of Languages Spoken in Europe and North and Central Asia., p. 221-250, John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2014
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Mutmaßungen über die Etymologie des türkischen Suffixes {KI}
Part of Turcology in Mainz = Turkologie in Mainz, p. 155-166, Harrassowitz Verlag, 2009
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The syntactic and grammatical roles of deydi/ deydiler in Noghay, Kazakh and Kirghiz
Part of Turcological letters to Bernt Brendemoen, p. 137-153, Novus, 2009
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Connectivity by means of finite elements in mono- and bilingual Turkish discourses
Part of Connectivity in Grammar and Discourse, p. 199-227, Benjamins, 2007
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Kuzey Kafkasya Türk Halklarından Nogaylar: Dil, Edebiyat ve Kültürleri Üzerine Notlar
Part of Süer Eker & Ayşenur İslam (yay.), Edebiyat ve dil yazıları, p. 345-356, Grafiker Yayınları, 2007
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Zur Morphosyntax äußerungsinterner Konnektivität bei mono- und bilingualen türkischen Kindern
Part of Einheit und Vielfalt in der türkischen Welt, p. 131-160, Harrassowitz, 2007
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Nogayca ve Türkiye Türkçesinde tümleç yan cümlelerinde yüklemleştiriciler
Part of Turcology in Turkey, Szeged, 2007
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Ein Überblick über postverbiale Konverbien im Nogaischen
Part of Einheit und Vielfalt in der türkischen Welt, p. 215-229, Harrassowitz Verlag, 2006
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On contact-induced language change of Turkish aspects: Languaging in bilingual discourse
Part of Languaging and Language practices, p. 125-149, University of Copenhagen, Faculty of the Humanities, 2004
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Part of (In)Vulnerable Domains in Multilingualism, p. 221-269, Benjamins, 2003
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Nogayca ve Türkiye Türkçesinde tümleç yan cümlelerinde yüklemleştiriciler
Part of Scholarly Depth and Accuracy, p. 193-215, Grafiker Yayınları, 2002
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The finite copula bol- in Noghay and its functional equivalents in Turkish
Part of Studies on Turkish and Turkic Languages, p. 143-149, Harrassowitz, 2000
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Part of The Turkic Languages, p. 333-343, Routledge, 1998
Collections (editor)
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Turkic Languages: Volume 30, Number 1
Harrassowitz Verlag, 2026
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Harrassowitz Verlag, 2025
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Turkic Languages. Vol. 29, Number 1 (2025).
Harrassowitz Verlag, 2025
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Language Documentation in Comparative Turkic Linguistics
Grafiker, 2024
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Harrassowitz Verlag, 2024
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Harrassowitz Verlag, 2024
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Nogay Mitolojisi: Efsaneler & İnançlar
Türksoy, 2024
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Encyclopedia of Turkic Languages and Linguistics Online
Brill Academic Publishers, 2023
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Language Documentation in Comparative Turkic Linguistics
Dergi Park, 2023
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Turcologica Upsaliensia: An Illustrated Collection of Essays
Brill Academic Publishers, 2020
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Ambiguous verb sequences in Transeurasian languages and beyond
Harrassowitz Verlag, 2019
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The Uppsala Meeting: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Turkish Linguistics
Harrassowitz Verlag, 2016
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Turcology and Linguistics: Éva Ágnes Csató Festschrift
Hacettepe University publications, 2014
Conference papers
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Some remarks on kinship terms in Turkic languages with a focus on Kazakh
Part of Жаһандану Әлеміндегі Ғылымның Дамуы: Түркітану, Лингвистика, Филология, p. 38-47, 2024
Reports
Other
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2011
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Part of Iranian Journal of Applied Language Studies, p. 85-92, 2010
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2009
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2009
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2007
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2007
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2002
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Part of Turkish Linguistics Post, p. 10-12, 1997