@article{ART000851543},
author={Seo-young Chae},
title={Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2003},
volume={11},
number={2},
pages={277-300}
TY - JOUR
AU - Seo-young Chae
TI - Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2003
VL - 11
IS - 2
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 277
EP - 300
SN - 1226-4822
AB - Chae, Seo-young. 2003. Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 11(2). Recently, a distinctive way of using English alphabet is found in Korea. The English initial of a Korean name, whether it is a company or a person, is frequently used to express anonymity. Its usage is quite intriguing for a number of reasons: first, a principle seems to be at work in using two types of initials, 'true' and 'pseudo' initials, although it is often arbitrarily determined by the writer; second, the referent who is termed by a 'true initial' may be faced with the doubt and other people with the same initials might may suffer because of it; third, the usage is inevitably limited to a group of Koreans who know and prefer English, thus segregates other people who prefer traditional expressions to English counterparts.
KW - Initials;English alphabet;anonymity;confidentiality;linguistic segregation
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Seo-young Chae. (2003). Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 11(2), 277-300.
Seo-young Chae. 2003, "Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.11, no.2 pp.277-300.
Seo-young Chae "Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 11.2 pp.277-300 (2003) : 277.
Seo-young Chae. Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis. 2003; 11(2), 277-300.
Seo-young Chae. "Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 11, no.2 (2003) : 277-300.
Seo-young Chae. Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 11(2), 277-300.
Seo-young Chae. Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2003; 11(2) 277-300.
Seo-young Chae. Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis. 2003; 11(2), 277-300.
Seo-young Chae. "Use of English Initials in Korea to Express Anonymity: A Sociolingusitic Analysis" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 11, no.2 (2003) : 277-300.
