@article{ART003383728},
author={Soyeon Park},
title={A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2026},
volume={27},
number={3},
pages={439-471},
doi={10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014}
TY - JOUR
AU - Soyeon Park
TI - A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2026
VL - 27
IS - 3
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 439
EP - 471
SN - 1229-795X
AB - This study examines the reception and transformation of modern Western anatomical terminology in Korea from a semiotic perspective. Anatomical terminology was selected as a case because it offers a particularly clear illustration of the introduction of Western knowledge into Korea and represents one of the earliest areas of modern Western disciplinary knowledge to undergo translation. Drawing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural semiotics, the study interprets the reception of anatomical terminology as a spatial movement across cultural boundaries and its subsequent transformation as a temporal process of internal reorganization. This theory provides a useful framework for examining the dynamic mechanisms of culture involved in the reception and transformation of anatomical terminology. Within this semiotic system, tension initially arises between traditional and Western medicine, followed by tension between Sino-Korean and native Korean terms. These successive tensions can be understood as struggles over what would occupy the cultural center. Korean anatomical terminology has undergone six revisions. To examine these changes, the study divides the process of reception and transformation into four periods: the reception period, the foundation period, the transition period, and the stabilisation period. The characteristics of each period are then analyzed in relation to Lotman's four stages in the reception of dialogue.
KW - Cultural Translation;Vernacularization of anatomical terminology;Lotmanian Semiotics;the Reception and Transformation
DO - 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014
ER -
Soyeon Park. (2026). A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory. The Journal of Translation Studies, 27(3), 439-471.
Soyeon Park. 2026, "A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.27, no.3 pp.439-471. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014
Soyeon Park "A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory" The Journal of Translation Studies 27.3 pp.439-471 (2026) : 439.
Soyeon Park. A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory. 2026; 27(3), 439-471. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014
Soyeon Park. "A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory" The Journal of Translation Studies 27, no.3 (2026) : 439-471.doi: 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014
Soyeon Park. A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory. The Journal of Translation Studies, 27(3), 439-471. doi: 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014
Soyeon Park. A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory. The Journal of Translation Studies. 2026; 27(3) 439-471. doi: 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014
Soyeon Park. A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory. 2026; 27(3), 439-471. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014
Soyeon Park. "A Semiotic study on the reception and transformation of modern western anatomical terminology: Focusing on Yuri Lotman’s cultural theory" The Journal of Translation Studies 27, no.3 (2026) : 439-471.doi: 10.15749/jts.2026.27.3.014
