Podlasie Dialects and the New Ukrainian Liter­ary Language: Divergence, Convergence, or Con­frontation?

Key Points

• The analysis shows that the Podlasie dialects and the new Ukrainian literary language exhibit both convergence and divergence.
• Key evidence indicates significant linguistic overlap and distinctions from the late 20th to early 21st century.
• This observation involves a study of dialects within the ancient northern variety of the Ukrainian language.
• These findings highlight the complex relationship between regional dialects and standard languages in shaping cultural identity.