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Article: Why French Sounds So Unlike Spanish, Italian & Other Romance Languages, Even Though They All Evolved from Latin

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French may have a reputation for being a romantic language, but it is not purely a Romance language. In other words, its Latin base was massively changed by the people who inhabited the area and resulted in modern France today. Read this article (with videos) if you are interested in the origins of the French Language. link… Continue reading Article: Why French Sounds So Unlike Spanish, Italian & Other Romance Languages, Even Though They All Evolved from Latin

Article: Language matters: What learners need to know about Ukrainian

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Duolingo offers both free and paid online language classes in numerous languages. As such, they know a great deal about how language works and what hidden messages it can contain. In this article from their blog, Duolingo explains the differences between the Ukrainian and Russian languages and talks about how language can be political. This… Continue reading Article: Language matters: What learners need to know about Ukrainian