Khalaj, which is spoken in the villages of Markazi and Qom provinces of Iran, is very important for Turkic Studies in terms of the archaic features it preserves. Khalaj also provides important data in the field of language contacts. Spoken in a limited area, Khalaj has interacted with both Turkic and other languages. This study deals with the Khalaj-Oghuz language contacts in Talkhab village located in the borders of the Markazi province. The Khalaj people, who have been moving in a wide area for centuries until they came to the geography they live in today, came into contact with Oghuz peoples in different regions. It is possible to see the traces of this contacts in Khalaj. The present study aims to add dimension to these traces, which are also discussed in the works of Gerhard Doerfer and Semih Tezcan. Because almost no study has focused on what kind of linguistic contact exists between these languages today. In order to better understand the current state of the Khalaj-Oghuz language contacts, data collected from Talkhab, where Khalaj and Oghuz Turks live together, are used. When the data obtained from the participants living in this village are analysed, it is seen that Oghuz language has a strong influence on the Khalaj. The Oghuz influence on Khalaj is analysed in two layers in study. In the first layer, the influence of Old Oghuz is analysed, while in the second layer the current influence is discussed. The data show that the influence is mostly in the vocabulary. In addition, it is determined that the phonological and morphological features of Oghuz are copied in the Khalaj spoken in Talkhab. The copying of morphological and morphosyntactic features, which are relatively difficult to copy from one language to another, from Oghuz to Khalaj shows the degree of influence. This influence is asymmetrical from Oghuz to Khalaj. It was also found that Khalaj does not influence Oghuz in this region. The data obtained in the study are analysed according to Lars Johanson's code-copying theory based on Turkic language contacts.

Khalaj, Oghuz languages, language contacts, Talkhab dialect