AZƏRBAYCAN DİLİNDƏ DİALEKTLƏRİN VƏ ŞİVƏLƏRİN XÜSUSİYYƏTLƏRİ

The Azerbaijani language, as one of the languages belonging to the Turkic language family, has a rich dialectal structure formed throughout its historical development. Azerbaijani dialects and subdialects reflect the linguistic, historical, geographical, and cultural characteristics of different regions of Azerbaijan. This article examines the main features of Azerbaijani dialects and subdialects, focusing on their phonetic, lexical, morphological, and syntactic characteristics. The study also discusses the factors that contributed to the formation and development of regional speech varieties, including geographical conditions, historical migration, social relations, and interaction with neighboring languages. Particular attention is paid to the differences between literary Azerbaijani and regional speech forms. The preservation and systematic study of dialectal features are important for understanding the historical development of the Azerbaijani language and protecting national cultural heritage. The analysis demonstrates that Azerbaijani dialects and subdialects constitute an important part of the linguistic richness of the Azerbaijani language and provide valuable material for comparative, historical, and sociolinguistic research.