『海東諸國紀』의 서지와 국어사적 가치

Abstract

Haedongjegukgi, a book written by SukJoo Shin under the king's command, recorded 日本國, 九州, 壹岐, 對馬島, 琉球國 and its place names have high importance in the study of language history and Middle Korea-Japanese notation research. Place names in Haedongjegukgi are the record of Japanese place names of that time in 15th-century Korean in pronunciation of Chinese characters. Although most of the place names are umcha notation, Shin Suk-Ju wrote the Haedongjegukgi for the purpose of establishing a model for better future relations with neighboring countries considering the records previously written in the information and literatures handed down in Japan based on his knowledge and experiences. The Haedongjegukgi has 10 different maps in addition to the ‘Haedongjegukchongdo' which is clipped in the introduction part of the Haedongjegukgi. These maps, except for the Sampo map, are based on the Hanggido of Japan. Also an investigation on the map of Haedongjegukgi and its place names revealed there are nine unmatching places between the Chinese character notation in the map and the notation in its text.