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Language is not just a way of communication, but also the key to understanding the world around us. Stanislav Drobyshevsky, together with polyglot Dmitry Petrov, linguist Igor Isaev and profiler Mikhail Dementyev, figured out why we need to learn new languages, why body language is so important and how to avoid common myths about language. 00:00 "Drobyshevsky Plus". Language 00:55 What is language? 03:59 How did language evolve? 06:19 What was the very first language? 13:16 On the "simplification" of languages 16:36 Are there primitive and progressive languages? 19:24 What is the reason for the impoverishment of language? 21:42 Can one person invent a language? 24:43 How could Pushkin influence the people? 27:09 What is the difference between oral and written language? 29:02 Does Thinking Determine Language (or is it the other way around?) 32:40 Should We Borrow Language? 36:27 About Feminitives 39:04 Why Is Prescriptivism Bad? 41:16 Is Everything Written in Dictionaries Correct? 45:45 Is There an Ability to Master Foreign Languages? 48:49 What Age Is Best to Start Learning a Language? 49:58 How Many Languages Does Petrov Know? 51:32 Language as a Cause of Conflicts 53:29 Is It True That There Will Be a Common Language in 500 Years? 56:54 Do Artificially Created Languages Have a Chance? An Example of Esperanto 58:33 Does Population Size Determine the Importance of a Language? 1:00:51 What Are the Most Popular Languages in the World? 1:01:38 Why Is It Important to Learn Languages? 1:05:07 Is Non-Verbal Communication Important for a Language? 1:09:42 Will I Win or Will I Win? 1:10:33 Why is the Russian language "great and mighty"? 1:11:43 Is it true that we speak the "language of Pushkin"? 1:12:18 Is it important to defend the purity of language from borrowings? 1:12:57 Why is it that there is a butt, but no word? 1:13:50 Is it true that you can get rid of swearing by washing your mouth with soap? 1:14:28 Why does a talkative person have a "boneless tongue"? 1:15:13 What is more important: speech or body language? 1:15:52 Do animals have language? 1:17:35 How to find a common language? Subscribe to @RTVI Entertainment and like RTVI News - all the main events in 24/7 format: / myrtvi