The Korean Language Society () is a society of
hangul
The Korean alphabet is the modern writing system for the Korean language. In North Korea, the alphabet is known as (), and in South Korea, it is known as (). The letters for the five basic consonants reflect the shape of the speech organs ...
and
Korean language
Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is kn ...
research, founded in 1908 by
Ju Sigyeong. It promotes hangul exclusive writing.
Hangul Day was founded in 1926 during the
Japanese occupation of Korea
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name ChÅsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon".
Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under polic ...
by members of the Korean Language Society, whose goal was to preserve the
Korean language
Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is kn ...
during a time of rapid
Japanization
Japanization or Japanisation is the process by which Japanese culture dominates, assimilates, or influences other cultures. According to ''The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language'', "To japanize" means "To make or become Jap ...
.
The society established a Korean
orthography
An orthography is a set of convention (norm), conventions for writing a language, including norms of spelling, punctuation, Word#Word boundaries, word boundaries, capitalization, hyphenation, and Emphasis (typography), emphasis.
Most national ...
() in 1933.
Many of its early members were
imprisoned and tortured in 1942 when Korea was under
Japanese imperial rule.
See also
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Korean language
Korean is the first language, native language for about 81 million people, mostly of Koreans, Korean descent. It is the national language of both South Korea and North Korea. In the south, the language is known as () and in the north, it is kn ...
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Korean as a foreign language
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South Korean standard language
The South Korean standard language or Pyojuneo () is the South Korean standard version of the Korean language. It is based on the Seoul dialect, although various words are borrowed from other regional dialects. It uses the Korean alphabet, create ...
References
External links
Korean Language Society's website(Korean)
Cultural organizations based in South Korea
Hangul
Language advocacy organizations
Korean independence movement organizations
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