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Fossil Words in Turkish, written by Gülcan Çolak, is a comprehensive study examining words that have fallen out of everyday use in Turkish but continue to persist in fixed expressions. The book focuses on the “linguistic resilience” of fossil words found in fixed expressions such as proverbs, tongue twisters, and idioms—elements that play a significant role in language and cultural transmission. Concepts of Fossil Words and Archaic Words Çolak defines fossil words not merely as words that have l