Introduction: Wartime Changes in Language Patterns of Ukrainians in Ukraine and Abroad
Journal: Sociolinguistic Studies
Year: 2025

This article introduces the special issue on the impact of war on the language use and language ideologies of Ukrainians. It begins with an overview of the critical junctures that have recently shaped the sociolinguistic context in Ukraine, namely Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea and instigation of a separatist war in the Donbas, and the full-scale Russo-Ukrainian war beginning in 2022. This introduction presents key trends and shifts in the dynamics of language use, language politics, and lan