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Seeing in Ukrainian. The Word in the Linguistic Picture of the World — Olha Dubchak

Olga Dubchak’s *Seeing Through Ukrainian* is not a dry philology textbook, but a fascinating and witty journey into the world of the Ukrainian language. It is the first book in the popular science series published by Vikhola, and it has become a true bestseller.

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The author views language not as a set of dry rules, but as a living system through which we perceive the world. The book focuses on lexicology—the study of words. Olga Dubchak explains why we name things the way we do, where the names of colors, kinship terms, natural phenomena, and even swear words come from.

 

Main themes:

 

The linguistic picture of the world: How the Ukrainian language shapes our thinking and how our “worldview” differs from that of other peoples.

 

Etymology: The stories behind the origins of familiar words, which sometimes turn out to be real detective investigations.

 

Ours vs. Ours: How language adapts borrowings and why we shouldn’t be afraid of feminine forms or neologisms.

 

Surzhyk and dialects: Why these are natural processes and where the line between “living language” and error lies.

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AuthorOlha Dubchak

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