Discussion Post #10

[Ethan Han]

I would like to study the different dialects of Korean and I would like to study how Korean evolved over the years. Even though Korea is a much smaller country compared to America Korea contains many different dialects. The dialect changes greatly from the northern part of Korea (Seoul) to the southern part (Busan). Also, I would like to study Jeju’s dialect, an island south of Korea. Jeju’s dialect is so different it shouldn’t even be labeled as a dialect. Most native Korean speakers can’t understand the language spoken there and often need a translator. I would also like to study how Korean changed over the years. Similar to how there is old English and modern English, in Korean, there are traditional Korean and modern Korean spoken today. Native speakers have to think a little bit more when reading traditional Korean. I would want to study how Korean changed throughout the years into what it is today.