I think my first research on Korean and Korean culture would start off with its language family and the history with other countries. I believe that Korea has developed and fully established their own language, but still holds a lot of influences by other countries. I would start by investigating the basics of the language, Hangul, and its grammar rules, syntax, and writing systems. Although research the history and culture would be a big factor in getting an insight of the language’s development and usage, I would want to focus on more of the modern developments.
It seems like the modern Korean language has been shortened a lot. I saw this video on how we ask someone for their names and the prediction was that we don’t even say anything. It was a funny video, but in some parts a little concerning. I believe that this had occurred due to all the media and the fast paced life style. I would dive deeper in where it all started with all the abbreviations and slang terms. The culture components would appear heavily on my work.
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The second part of your post is so interesting Hannah. I'm a little confused though, what do you mean by asking someone for their name and you don't expect them to say anything? I'm wondering if this relates to the Ghanaian culture and its close tie with the name of someone. Like just by knowing someone's name you know when they were born, where, what family they're from, etc. Either way interesting, I want to hear more about what you mean.