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The present book entitled Languages and Genes in Northwestern China and Adjacent Regions consists of an investigation of language contact, focused on Northwestern China . What is new in the book is that the research is not limited to a linguistic perspective but is extended to an interdisciplinary approach, exploiting research results from different domains.

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    The term “Altaic” has always been debated in the linguistic community.

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  1. Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (INALCO), 63 Rue des Grands Moulins, 75013, Paris, France

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  2. CRLAO (CNRS), Paris, France

    Dan Xu

  3. MOE Key Laboratory of Contemporary Anthropology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, People’s Republic of China

    Hui Li

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    Hui Li

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Xu, D., Li, H. (2017). Introduction. In: Xu, D., Li, H. (eds) Languages and Genes in Northwestern China and Adjacent Regions. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4169-3_1

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