15세기 성운학자 계보 연구

Abstract

Compiling phonology books that begun after the creation of Hunminjungeum was unprecedented in Korean history and even around the world in its history of linguistics. Books such as Hyeryebon Hunminjungeum, Hongmujungun Yeokhun, Donggukjungun, and Jikhaedongjaseup, are phonology books that were researched and compiled with Hunminjungeum. However, there are some similarities and differences among people who have worked on the compilations, in regards to their specialties or where they belonged to in terms of professional affiliation. The purpose of this research was to divide scholars (who participated in the compilation) into groups based on their professional affiliations or specialties, and find out about what roles scholars have played in compiling phonology books. The results are as follows. First, scholars are either from Jiphyunjun or Seungmunwon, and second, scholars were specialists in Korean phonology and Chinese phonology. Third, scholars that were selected by King Sejong in his 24th year of rule, to take a break and study, played a major role in this compilation. Fourth, scholars who had passed the promotion exam in King Sejong‘s 29th year of rule played a major role, and these people were mostly people who were taking a break to study. Fifth, there were people who were specialists outside of the field of phonology as well, such as experts in poetical works, calligraphy experts, Fengshui experts, and translators. Thus, this study of phonology during the 15th century was more of a comprehensive field. Such was a result of King Sejong’s support for academia and management of human resources.