‘연행록사전 편찬 및 DB 구축 사업’의 성과와 활용 방안

Abstract

‘Yeonhangrok Dictionary (燕行錄事典) compilation and DB construction project’ attempted to provide a stepping stone for integrating and macroscopic understanding and organizing Yeonhangrok by extracting 3,000 title words from 500 types of Yeonhangrok, compiling encyclopedias and providing digital dictionaries. In this project, set the study period for three years of 17th and previous Yeonhangrok (230 types), three years of 18th-century Yeonhangrok(122 types), and three years of 19th-century Yeonhangrok(148 types), and first targeted 18th-century Yeonhangrok with various records and many meaningful contents. The Yeonhangrok dictionary's heading system reflects the diversity of Yeonhangroks, and it is divided into seven main themes: people, space, society, culture and arts, names of things, Yeonhang terms, and Commentary on the Yeonhangrok, and classified the heading into three categories: major, medium, and small items according to importance. The basic narrative system of the item is 'associated word', 'general definition', 'unique definition', 'example', and 'source'. The basic process of the project is in the order of ①original survey, ②headword extraction, ③manuscript writing, ④Yeonhangrok dictionary DB construction. In particular, external experts in various fields were asked to write, and several colloquiums were held to reinforce the expertise and information power of the advance manuscript. In addition, an on-site survey was conducted to directly check the travel route and major historical sites, and photos and videos were secured. As a result, over 3,000 headwords were written over a total of nine years of research, and various achievements were achieved, including the participation of more than 50 outside experts, 34 colloquiums, and the mass production of more than 20 academic papers. Public access and understanding of Yeonhangroks will be much easier if a Yeonhangrok dictionary DB is established and serviced in the future. Additionally, diachronic consideration and tracking of changes in Yeonhangrok keywords like people and spaces will be possible. It is anticipated that it will provide an opportunity to examine the Yeonhangrok writing and transmission patterns of a specific family or group, or to Genealogical Study related to the history of bilateral relations, such as Joseon's perception of China and exchanges with Chinese writers.