Discussion post #3

[Ethan Han]

Although I have not learned a lot of Korean yet I can assume the importance of the sociology and anthropology of the Korean language. For example, the benefit of studying the sociology side of Korean is understanding certain phrases, words, tones, and pronunciations that Korean people use in order to properly communicate with each other. There may be certain phrases that are specific to the Korean language that can’t be easily translated into English because the semantics of that certain phrase has more meaning to Koreans than to Americans/ other English speakers. The benefit of approaching Korean in the subject of anthropology is understanding how and why the language came to what it is today. In the old times, I know Koreans used to speak in a different way similar to how when we think of American English during the revolutionary times it sounds and looks a lot different than modern English used in America.  Understanding how Korean got to its modern-day form may allow me to better understand the importance of words and phrases than weren’t used in the past and why they are used now.