People have had mixed feelings about what language family Korean belongs to, many linguists believe that it is classified as an Altic family that blossomed in North Asia. To go a bit further linguists also put Korean in the domain of the “Koreanic family” which is paired with the “Jeju” language. Reflecting on the history of Korea you can see a lot of influence from the Chinese language this can be seen in things such as Sino-Korean which is a numbering system derived from the Chinese language. Linguists can use many forms of tracking in order to predict and view languages, by looking at interaction with other languages, innovation, and the ability to adapt all plays into how languages may change over time in relation to shifts in cultural trends and overall lifestyles. Korean is an SOV which is different from the classical SVO that I know from English, this is a large adjustment when learning the target language, and although Korean can be viewed in the Altic family, it makes it interesting to know that it is a very unique language. In some senses, it makes it harder to learn because there is not as much overlap between Korean and other languages I know but it also is a reset and makes you build from the base up in order to master the language.
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