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Want to practice a new language? Try Speak Premium free for 1 week: https://bit.ly/3TZrGK9 #SpeakPartner Are Korean and Japanese actually related—or are their striking similarities the result of centuries of contact? In this video, we dig into the linguistic evidence, from proposed cognates and sound correspondences to the historical relationship between Korea and Japan. So, after nearly a century of debate, what does the evidence really tell us? *[Timeline]* 00:05 Are Korean and Japan related? 01:17 Why are languages similar? 03:46 The evidence for Korean & Japan relation 07:23 The problem with the debate 10:09 Is the cause contact? 11:21 The Altaic theory 12:22 So...are they related? *[References]* Francis-Ratte, A. T. (2016). *Proto-Korean-Japanese: A new reconstruction of the common origin of the Japanese and Korean languages* [Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University]. Maezono, K. (2017). Japanese and Mongolian usages of the Chinese writing system. In Á. B. Apatóczky (Ed.), *Ideas behind symbols – Languages behind scripts*. Vovin, A. (2010). *Koreanic and Japonic languages*. Routledge. Whitman, J. (1985). *The phonological basis for the comparison of Japanese and Korean* [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. Harvard University. SAY HI! Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/julesytooshoes