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A Study on Korean in Yanbian China

  • Korean Semantics
  • 2005, 16(), pp.205-230
  • Publisher : The Society Of Korean Semantics
  • Research Area : Humanities > Korean Language and Literature

Seo, Jeongseop 1

1서남대학교

Candidate

ABSTRACT

There have been a lot of changes in Chosun language of Yanbian area for last ten years since a treaty of amity between Korea and China. Most of Yanbian people used language similar to North Korean, but some changes in their language usage have been made last ten years. The most remarkable feature is that the number of people using the words and intonation similar to standard South Korean has increased. It is clear that Chosun language of Yanbian has moving its pivot from North Korean to South Korean through inflow of many south Korean words. This study aims at investigating vocabulary characteristics of Chosun language appearing in 『Yanbian Literature』. Reading it, we can find different word formations and meanings of words from South Korean. Unfamiliar words which are not frequently used in Korea appear in Chosun language. There are some words whose meanings we can guess, but there are many words whose meanings we can't guess. Meaning regions of some words of Korean and Yanbian language are different from each other. Some words used widely in Korea have different meanings in Chosun language. The phenomenon that some words have different meanings is caused by the effect of Chinese and North Korean.

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