@article{ART003388732},
author={Yang Soo-kyung},
title={A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations},
journal={The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea},
issn={1226-4822},
year={2026},
volume={34},
number={3},
pages={145-177}
TY - JOUR
AU - Yang Soo-kyung
TI - A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations
JO - The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea
PY - 2026
VL - 34
IS - 3
PB - The Sociolinguistic Society Of Korea
SP - 145
EP - 177
SN - 1226-4822
AB - The New Korean Revised Version (NKRV) is currently undergoing revision, including the systematic addition of punctuation. This study proposes punctuation guidelines for quotations and exclamations by examining seven Korean Bible translations published by the Korean Bible Society. Three guidelines are proposed, each derived from the current Korean orthographic rules rather than formulated independently of them. First, nested quotations should be marked hierarchically with double quotation marks, single quotation marks, double corner brackets, and single corner brackets, an ordering that applies the double-single contrast the rules establish for both quotation marks and corner brackets; for the rare fifth level, a comma marks the onset of the quotation. Second, when an embedded quotation is followed by a reporting clause, its final period should be omitted, a choice the rules explicitly permit. Third, the rules specify what exclamation marks mark but not how to identify those cases in translation; this study locates the evidence in Hebrew and Greek forms such as interjections, degree-based exclamatives, verbs of forceful speech, and vocatives with rhetorical questions, treating such forms as necessary but not sufficient. These guidelines fill gaps in the rules by extending principles internal to them, preserving the source text's structure while improving readability.
KW - New Korean Revised Version (NKRV);punctuation;Korean punctuation rules;nested quotations;exclamatory expressions;Bible translation
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Yang Soo-kyung. (2026). A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 34(3), 145-177.
Yang Soo-kyung. 2026, "A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations", The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, vol.34, no.3 pp.145-177.
Yang Soo-kyung "A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34.3 pp.145-177 (2026) : 145.
Yang Soo-kyung. A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations. 2026; 34(3), 145-177.
Yang Soo-kyung. "A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34, no.3 (2026) : 145-177.
Yang Soo-kyung. A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 34(3), 145-177.
Yang Soo-kyung. A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea. 2026; 34(3) 145-177.
Yang Soo-kyung. A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations. 2026; 34(3), 145-177.
Yang Soo-kyung. "A Proposal for Punctuating the New Korean Revised Version: Focusing on Quotations and Exclamations" The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea 34, no.3 (2026) : 145-177.
