국어 어휘 분류 체계의 역사적 흐름

Abstract

This study aims to describe the development process of the lexical classification scheme in Korean Language. Lexical classification is recognized as important in dictionary and language education. Dictionaries contains various information about pronunciation, morphemes, syntax and meanings for example. This information is classified as either regular rules or standards. I became interested in these standards during my study of history of lexical classification books. These results are as follows:First, I researched these lexical classification books and sorted it according to periods. These books classified into lexical books, dictionaries and lexical education books. But the unified criteria of classification were not found. Second, I described the process of development of the classification in four steps: 1) The early days of the Joseon Dynasty, the lexical classification scheme was simple and its standards were not established. 2) In the 17th ~ 19th century, multi-layer classifications appeared. 3) During the modern enlightenment and the Japanese Imperialism, various methods have been applied to classifications of words and expressions for daily conversation, dictionary and dialects. 4) Today, various Korean dictionaries have been published and special or classification dictionaries appeared, which are applied to the upper and lower methods.