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Linguistic Duplicity in Pansori - on the Perspective of Social Stratum and Regional Dialect -

  • DONAM OHMUNHAK
  • Abbr : 돈암
  • 2017, 32(), pp.321~347
  • DOI : 10.17056/donam.2017.32..321
  • Publisher : The Donam Language & Literature
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature > Korean Literature > History of Korean Literature
  • Published : December 31, 2017

Kim kee Hyung 1

1고려대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

In Pansori, there are two kinds of linguistic levels. One is superstratum and the other is substratum. The former is a normative language which represents the formal culture based on authoritative statements and elegant expressions, the latter is an ignominious language which represents the informal culture based on abusive statements and sexual expressions. Those two dual layered languages are mixed in Pansori because people in Choson dynasty used Chinese characters along with Korean. It is possible to find the superstratum which is usually found in Chinese charactered expressions because there are not only Kwangdaes but also Yangban intellectuals in the group of pansori’s scriptwriter. Chinese charactered expressions show tragic beauty and solemn aesthetic. Also, sometimes it contains the parody skills that reveal the humorous effect. Nowadays, people sometimes start to try to change the whole Chinese charactered expression to Korean styled expression for the popularization of pansori. At this point, we have to consider maintaining the stylistic effect of Chinese charactered expression. On the other hands, the substratum written in Korean is usually found when people of lower class appears or in the part of humorous scenes. The substratum is closely related to the Cholla province dialects. The most part of pansori’s script are based on the Cholla province dialects expecially in the part of Aniri. The height and length of tone, rhythmic flow, and sentimentality are the significant features of Cholla province dialects and those develop the core linguistic aesthetics of pansori.

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