Phonetic and Morphological Changes in Tatar Turkish

In this article written by G. X. Kudaşev, a scientist on physics, “least-effort principle” was investigated. The author states that a certain amount of energy and time is spent for every activity in the nature, and therefore he points out that all living species tend to save up energy and time as much as they can. In the article, it is underlined that “least-effort principle” can be seen in every change in language and in this context; changes in phonemes and morphemes in Tatar Turkish were explained in the framework of “least-effort principle”, and the changes were specified diachronically by giving examples both from historical texts and today’s Tatar Turkish.