Article
Out of One, Many: The Emergence of World Korean(s)
The International Circle of Korean Linguistics
(2011)
Abstract
"Since the late 19th century, the geographical rage in which the Korean language is spoken has increased dramatically. Currently ranked in Ethnologue as the 17th most widely spoken language in the world, Korean is used by over 66 million people in 33 nations..." So begins this article, which explores the ways in which Korean -- sometimes described as a "homogeneous language" -- has given rise to a number of global variants.
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Publication Date
2011
Citation Information
Silva, David. (2011). Out of one, many: The emergence of World Korean(s). Inquiries into Korean Linguistics IV. 9-37.