A Comparative Approach to the Reconstruction of Medieval and Late Medieval Japanese and Korean in the Korean Materials' dictionaries

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370530
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Japanese linguistics
• Research Institution: Kyoto Sangyo University
• Principal Investigator: PARK Jinwan 京都産業大学, 外国語学部, 准教授 (90441203)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 日本語史 / 朝鮮語史 / 対照言語学 / 中世日本語 / 近世日本語 / 朝鮮資料 / 日本語辞書

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Based on the Korean Materials' dictionaries, in which there were many Japanese words written in Hanguel or Sino-Korean characters, this research investigates changes in the vocabulary of Japanese from the 18th century to the 19th century in a comparative analysis. Additionally, a collection of materials are analyzed which contribute to explaining the history of the Japanese language, including a Japanese -language dictionary Sam-hak-yeok-eo (三学訳語), a textbook for learning two languages simultaneously (Japanese and Korean) taidan-himitsu-tekagami (対談秘密手鑑), a compilation of composition exercises for a Korean interpreter (a Japanese) Huku-bun-roku (復文録).

Free Research Field

日本語史、朝鮮語史、対照言語学