퇴계전서에 나타난 토지용어의 유형 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the in-depth condition of land terms described in Toegye’s collected works while presenting the pattern of land terms from that point of view. To this end, the study was focused on temporal background from 1501 when Toegye was born to 1570 when he died; physical background was limited to our country; and the content was limited to the poem in Volume I and Volume II in Toegye’s collected works. Literature survey and internet search were carried out as a survey method while both comparative analysis and descriptive analysis were adopted as an analytic method. The findings support that land terms are mainly categorized by four patterns as “mountain”, “stream”, “field” and “house”. The land term of “house” is patterned in different ways depending on the house size, roof materials and the location of the house. The land term of “field” is patterned in such a way that all farmlands are simply called as “field” and then the “field” is again classified into “Paddy-field (Sujeon)” and “Dry-field (Hanjeon)”. However, neither field nor rice paddy was defined. The field area was expressed in the number of plowed rows in a field. The land term of “mountain” is patterned in such a way that “Bong” is defined as the peak of mountain; “Rok” is defined as the foot of mountain under “Bong”; and “Won” is described as a small mountain near to house. The land term of “stream” is patterned in such a way that “Geo” defines ditch; “Gye” as small stream; “Cheon” as ordinary stream; “Gang” as river; “So” as small puddle; and “Dam” as a large puddle.