번역고소설 활용을 통한 사전 편찬 연구- 『우리말 고어대사전』 편찬을 중심으로

Abstract

A dictionary is an ideal tool a humanities scholar can achieve as a reservoir of contents and a source of new contents. The study explores the possibility of using translated versions of Chinese novels as a dictionary, not just as objects of study from the viewpoint of the history of Chinese novels, history of ancient Korean novels and comparative literatures. A novel is a document showing the cross-section of linguistic reality of the times before it is a piece of literature. Translated versions in the Chosun(朝鮮) dynasty of Chinese novels are especially valuable since there are original Chinese texts, whose vocabulary can be used to elucidate the exact meaning of the Korean words in the translated versions. However, translated versions of Chinese novels have not been used as a dictionary on account of lack of information of the date of translation, want of understanding of the original texts written in Chogi Backwah(colloquial style), difficulty of reading the handwritten copies and the sheer volumes of works. The study, therefore, discusses the possibilities of using “The Great Dictionary of Ancient Korean” as an academic tool, which has never been tried before. Translated versions of Chinese novels can serve as a reservoir of language of Chosun dynasty, including not only the indigenous Korean words but also borrowed words from Chinese and the Chinese characters. The vocabulary can help understand the meanings of words used before the modern age and trace the roots of modern Korean words. Therefore, these translated versions should be studied from the standpoint of translation and linguistic study of Korean to shed light on ancient Korean and be drawn upon to compile dictionaries as well.