A Linguistic Love Letter to Ukraine
While influenced by Russian, Ukrainian has a character all its own.
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Show Notes
As John likes to say, Proto-Indo-European — the original ancestor of many European and Asian languages — began on the steppes of Ukraine. This is his linguistic love letter to a region and a people under siege.
Visit Lexicon Valley. A Booksmart Studios production. Episode 234: "A Linguistic Love Letter to Ukraine." With John McWhorter. Produced and edited by Mike Vuolo. All rights reserved.
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