The similarities between the two shouldn’t blind us to their distinct existence as separate entities, nor to the political implications of assuming they are one language. Origin of the Slavonic (or Slavic) language family Ukrainian and Russian are both part of the Slavonic (or Slavic) language family. This group of related languages in central and […]
How Do You Define A Language? The data comes from the 22nd edition of Ethnologue, a database covering a majority of the world’s population, detailing approximately 7,111 living languages in existence today. The definitions of languages are often dynamic, blurring the lines around a singular understanding of what makes a language: Linguistic: focused on lexical and grammatical differences, […]
