최남선의 「不咸文化論」을 통해 본고대사 만들기와 역사비교 언어학의 관계

Abstract

Choi Nam-Seon is writing in Bul-ham Culture that Dangun, legendary founding father of Gojoseon is the only key to the riddles of Chŏson Ancient History and Dangun is very important cornerstone of Asian Studies who can look at what the Far East Culture was. However, the only key to the riddles of the Ancient History was narrowly possible through historical comparative linguistic methodology beginning from '白=ᄇᆞᆰ'('părk'). If so, the key of describing the Ancient History is depending on the workability of the comparative linguistic methodology. The search for the vestiges of the Ancient History that remains in the language seemed to be regarded as a mandatory work not only for Choi Nam-Seon but also for those who wanted to clarify the origin of the nation. However, the linguistics always glanced suspiciously at such an attempt by the historical studies and always begrudged. the main reason is that it is an insufficient analysis jumping to conclusions without knowing the ‘scientific’ methodology of linguistics. But in 'the place of struggle' named the ancient history discovered by Modern Historical Studies, could the linguistics really take over the role of a strict judge? In this study, first of all, through a view of Choi Nam-Seon's Bul-ham Culture we will examine what methodological basis the ancient history descriptions in those days stands on specially focused on comparative linguistics methodologies. Furthermore, firstly we will confirm that Choi Nam-Seon's methods or position are by no means only for his own concerns, but for the concerns shared by those who he tried to compete and raised questions for him. Secondly we will examine whether or not such attempts by them are appropriate and by some possibility, there are some problems existing inside such a planning itself.