Theories in Debate: How Scholars Explain the Gap Between Korean and Japanese

Language Contact, Altaic Theories, and More

Scholars debate whether Korean and Japanese share common origins, or diverged through contact and convergence. Discover the key theories and debates. Although Koreans and Japanese are genetically close, their languages show significant differences. Various theories attempt to explain this linguistic divergence, but many aspects remain a mystery. When we talk about the origins of Korean … Read more