일제강점기 『한글』에 실려 있는 방언 및 지명 자료

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper examines the nature and significance of dialect and toponym data recorded in Hangeul during the Japanese colonial period, from the 1920s to the 1940s.<BR/> The dialect data spans from 1927 to 1945, covering a total of 60 issues and includes over 10,000 survey items. The toponym data, starting about a decade later, was collected in 31 issues from the 46th issue (June 1937) to the 93rd issue (May 1942), with 1,746 entries documented.<BR/> First, this study identifies the characteristics of the data collection process, such as the intent, survey methods, and regions of investigation, from the perspective of the dialect and toponym surveys and their outcomes. Then, the dialects and toponyms from various regions are analyzed from general linguistic perspectives, such as phonology, grammar, vocabulary, and orthography.<BR/> The dialect data reveals phonological features such as word-initial glottalization, vowel rising, and palatalization; grammatical features like prefinal endings and focus particles; and lexical characteristics, including archaic words and loanwords. The toponym data also shows phonological traits like umlaut, vowel rising, and phonological variations such as ㄴ-ㅁ>ㄹ-ㅁ, reflecting the local dialects of the respective areas. Moreover, archaic and distinctive dialect forms of vocabulary were identified. Notably, the toponym data also provides insight into the traditional loan writing system used at the time.<BR/> Despite limitations such as a lack of detailed information on survey methods, investigators, and informants, as well as an absence of thorough survey planning, the dialect and toponym data recorded in Hangeul serve as invaluable lexical resources for studying the Korean language during that period.