Discussion #6
Korean is part of the Koreanic language family. Some theories suggest possible connections to the Altaic languages, while others see links to Japonic languages or consider it a language isolate. The development of modern Korean has been shaped by extensive influence from Chinese, Mongolian, and Japanese, as well as modern influences from English. Chinese heavily influenced the Han and Goryeo Dynasties. Korean borrows a vast number of words from Classical Chinese, known as Sino-Korean vocabulary (학교 "school"). Before Hangul was invented in the 15th century, Classical Chinese characters (Hanja) was the primary writing system.
The Mongols also influenced Korean during the Goryeo Dynasty. During Mongol rule (13th-14th centuries), Korean absorbed administrative and military terminology from Mongolian. Examples include words like 말타다 ("to ride a horse"), which may have connections to Mongolian equestrian culture. Japanese influenced Korea during their time of rule from 1910-1945. Many administrative, legal, and technological terms were borrowed during the Japanese occupation like 가방 ("bag") from Japanese kaban. Some of these words remain in modern Korean, though others have been replaced with native or English-derived terms. Modern Korean has incorporated many words from English due to the recent boom in globalization like 컴퓨터 ("computer") and 인터넷 ("internet").
Languages change over time through various social, cultural, and cognitive influences. These changes can be observed in phonetics (sound shifts), vocabulary (loanwords and slang), grammar, and pragmatics (shifts in politeness or usage norms). Linguists track and predict these changes using historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and computational modeling.
Korean is part of the Koreanic language family. Some theories suggest possible connections to the Altaic languages, while others see links to Japonic languages or consider it a language isolate. The development of modern Korean has been shaped by extensive influence from Chinese, Mongolian, and Japanese, as well as modern influences from English. Chinese heavily influenced the Han and Goryeo Dynasties. Korean borrows a vast number of words from Classical Chinese, known as Sino-Korean vocabulary (학교 "school"). Before Hangul was invented in the 15th century, Classical Chinese characters (Hanja) was the primary writing system.
The Mongols also influenced Korean during the Goryeo Dynasty. During Mongol rule (13th-14th centuries), Korean absorbed administrative and military terminology from Mongolian. Examples include words like 말타다 ("to ride a horse"), which may have connections to Mongolian equestrian culture. Japanese influenced Korea during their time of rule from 1910-1945. Many administrative, legal, and technological terms were borrowed during the Japanese occupation like 가방 ("bag") from Japanese kaban. Some of these words remain in modern Korean, though others have been replaced with native or English-derived terms. Modern Korean has incorporated many words from English due to the recent boom in globalization like 컴퓨터 ("computer") and 인터넷 ("internet").
Languages change over time through various social, cultural, and cognitive influences. These changes can be observed in phonetics (sound shifts), vocabulary (loanwords and slang), grammar, and pragmatics (shifts in politeness or usage norms). Linguists track and predict these changes using historical linguistics, sociolinguistics, and computational modeling.
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