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Cem Bircan OLCAY HACETTEPE ÜNİVERSİTESİ Yüksek LisansÖğrencisi DIALECT DEATH (VARIETY LOSS) Its Definition, Causes and Process to Occur ABSTRACT Variation is a reality of language. Every language has, more or less, its dialects. These dialects can exist or become extinct. The extinction of a dialect is called ‘dialect death’. This paper aims to explain dialect death by giving its definition,...