현대 한국한자음 초성과 중국어 성모 “x[ɕ]”의 대응관계 고찰

Abstract

The initial sounds of Korean Chinese characters and Chinese initials do not correspond one-to-one. So far researches on the sounds of Korean Chinese Characters and Chinese are mainly based on the previous materials, but this paper will probe into the cause of the corresponding relationship between the generally used modern Chinese initial “x[ɕ]” and the initial sounds of Korean Chinese characters. Previous preparations have found that there are more initial sounds of Korean Chinese characters that correspond to “x[ɕ]”, such as “ㅎ, ㅅ”, while “ㄱ, ㅇ[ø], ㅊ, ㅈ, ㄷ” correspond scarcely. The modern Chinese initial “x[ɕ]” is a newly emerged palatal sound, rather than existing since ancient times. Therefore, the cause of the corresponding relationship should relate to the historical changes of Chinese initials. Correspondingly, the sounds of Korean Chinese characters also varied much in phonology from ancient times to now. Because of the common basis of ancient Chinese phonology for the sounds of Korean Chinese characters and Chinese, so this research bears some relation to ancient Chinese phonology. Chapter Two mainly observes the historical changes of Korean Chinese characters initialed “ㅎ, ㅅ, ㄱ, ㅇ[ø], ㅊ, ㅈ, ㄷ” in Collection of Sounds and Meanings of Korean Chinese Characters of the Middle Ages (2009). It found that the marks of the initial sounds of Korean Chinese characters are stable, except only a few changes from the Middle Ages to modern times. Therefore based on what have found in Chapter Two, Chapter Three will try to find ancient Chinese initials that correspond to “ㅎ, ㅅ, ㄱ, ㅇ[ø], ㅊ, ㅈ, ㄷ” in sounds of Korean Chinese characters of the Middle ages, then observe the relationship between the historical changes of these Chinese initials and “x[ɕ]”. Finally, it found that there existed close relationship between the palatalization of ancient Chinese initials and the correspondence. Comprehensively Chapter Two and Chapter Three drew a conclusion that the cause of the correspondence lies in the stability of the marks of the initial sounds of Korean Chinese characters and the palatalization of Chinese.