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‘King Sejong is crying’

Korean people's perceptions of growing English usage in Korea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 July 2020

Eun-Young (Julia) Kim
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Korea is probably one of the few countries, if not the only one, that observes a holiday in honor of the national language's alphabet. Hangulnal, which falls on October 9, is the Korean Alphabet Day. Each year, the government hosts events to celebrate one of the most prized possessions of the country, Hangul – the writing system of the national language. Created by King Sejong and his Royal Academy Scholars in the 15th century, Hangul is recognized as one of ‘the world's most scientific writing systems ever created by man’ (Sohn, 2001: 13). To outsiders, such pride may appear somewhat overblown, but Koreans do take great pride in Hangul.

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English Today , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , September 2021 , pp. 128 - 133
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