The Journal of Byelorussian Studies
Vol. III, No. 2

BYELORUSSIAN VERSUS UKRAINIAN:
DELIMITATION OF TEXTS BEFORE A.D. 1569 
by G.Y. Shevelov

...The long-lasting controversy on the delimitation of Byelorussian from Ukrainian texts of the middle period (late 14th century through the 17th century...
...It would be futile to break a lance over the labelling of linguistically mixed texts as either Byelorussian or Ukrainian, if one has in mind historical phonography, morphography or syntax of Ukrainian or Byelorussian. One can only accept their mixed character and work with their Ukrainanisms for the history of Ukraine and their Belorussianisms for the history of Byelorussia...
 
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