규장각 소장 한글 필사본 『오륜행실』에 대한 국어학적 연구 - 표기와 음운 현상을 중심으로 -

Abstract

This paper aims at introducing the Korean (Han-geul) manuscript of 『Oryun-haengsil』 located among Kyujanggak’s collection and at providing a linguistic approach. The manuscript is a transcription of the Korean annotation of 『Oryun-haengsildo』, which was published in 1797, but some parts of the transcription are not exact matches to the original text and language. It appears that some corrections were made to reflect the language and its usage during that time, in order to convey the meaning in an easier manner. The document thus proves to be a significant source and subject of research from a linguistic perspective. The end of the volume presents lyrics of ‘Punyŏ-haengsilnok’, which appear to have been composed as words of advice on the norms of married life to one’s daughter. They are not simple abstract concepts and teachings, they are actually quite detailed and vivid. The end of the volume also has a transcription, which dates to the year of Kyemyonyŏn. The years corresponding to this period after the publication of 『Oryun-haengsildo』 are the year 1843 (Year 9 of Hŏnjong) and 1903 (Year 7 of Kwangmu). However, certain linguistic aspects reveal that this book was written after the mid-19th century. We can first observe the change of ‘ㅡ’ to ‘ㅓ’ at the anlaut syllable and the change of ‘ㅓ>ㅡ’ where the beginning and the end have been shifted. The change of ‘ㅓ’ to ‘ㅡ’ at the anlaut syllable is a characteristic of the dialect in the central area of the country, which stipulates this document originates from the central dialect area. We also observe examples of writing lax consonants into hard consonants after the stems ‘ㄴ, ㅁ’, as well as changes of ‘ㅡ’ to ‘ㅣ’after ‘ㅅ, ㅈ, ㅊ’. These changes and characteristics are not to be seen among literature and documents dating before the mid-19th century. Based on such aspects, this paper concludes the document was transcribed at the beginning of the 20th century, during the reign of Kojong.