language comparison

Author’s Column by Tymur LevitinLanguage. Identity. Meaning. Practice. Imagine this.A teacher explains a grammar rule. A student listens carefully, then asks:“Why is it like that?”And the teacher, still young and full of knowledge, but not yet full of experience, answers honestly:“Well, that’s just how it is.” The student frowns. That’s not what they were hoping […]

Language is not only about words — it’s about meaning. And meaning, in turn, is often shaped by emotion. When translating from English to Ukrainian or teaching these languages, we face a fascinating and delicate challenge: how to preserve the soul of a sentence, not just its grammar. The Lexicon of Feeling — Words That […]