15세기 ㅅ계 합용병서의 음가에 대한 재검토

Abstract

In the early stages of the creation of Hunminjeongeum, the ㅅ-clusters within morphemes can be considered as consonant clusters. However, in the late 15th century, examples of ㅅ appearing before the ㅅ-clusters ('봇ᄭᅡ',etc) suggest that the preceding ㅅ was redundant, indicating that the ㅅ-clusters in this context was a fortis [s’]. Ultimately, within morphemes, the ㅅ-clusters transitioned from consonant clusters to [s’]. In the 16th century, there is an increase in the usage of ㅅ+ㅅ-clusters which seemed not renovated form, and this increase, may be attributed to non-phonological motivation influencing the pronunciation shift of the ㅅ-clusters. Among the various instances of the s-clusters of anlaut, those changed from the forms pronounced as lenis [s] are considered fortis [s’]. In contrast, those consistently appearing as the ㅅ-clusters since the early stages of Hunminjeongeum creation are considered consonant clusters. Treating the same character in the same period as having two different underlying phonemes is cumbersome. Furthermore, assuming that these characters originally represented fortis, it is implausible that the Hunminjeongeum creator assigned the characters which included ㅅ that had not even been realized. However, if we were to consider the pronunciation of the ㅅ-clusters of anlaut from the beginning as consonant clusters, it is difficult to establish a motivation for the change. Therefore, we suggest that the change of the pronunciation of the ㅅ-clusters of anlaut can also be attributed to the influence of non-phonological motivation.