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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The Library of Congress changed their practice to use “normal” apostrophes in both cases when they updated their romanization rules a few years ago. I believe that records created before that time were updated in OCLC Worldcat but perhaps not in the Library of Congress’ own catalog.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bill McCloy<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Contract Korean Cataloger<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Koreanstudies [mailto:koreanstudies-bounces@koreanstudies.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>S Hwang<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, November 05, 2015 4:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Korean Studies Discussion List<br><b>Subject:</b> [KS] backward apostrophes<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Dear all,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I have been checking some Korean words in McCune-Reischauer system and find the use of backward apostrophes somewhat confusing. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Based on my earlier training, words like ch'angjak (<span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:"Batang","serif"'>창작</span>) and T'aeguk <span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:"Batang","serif"'>태국</span> should use backward apostrophes, while Han'guk (<span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:"Batang","serif"'>한국</span>) and in'gan (<span lang=ZH-CN style='font-family:"Batang","serif"'>인간</span>) should use normal apostrophes. I verified these words in the Library of Congress Online Catalog by searching book titles and it showed a clear difference between backward and normal apostrophes. Most titles are, indeed, accurately recorded. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>But when I checked recently published works from various publishers, the use of apostrophes was inconsistent. Many texts did not distinguished the two (backward and normal) apostrophes and used normal apostrophes for both T'aeguk and Han'guk. Even LOC manual did not distinguish the two (see <a href="https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/korean.pdf)--unlike">https://www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/romanization/korean.pdf)--unlike</a> their online catalog. Does it mean that it is okay to use normal apostrophes for both T'aeguk and Han'guk? Perhaps the mix-up was due to an error? or was there an official change in the McCune-Reischauer system? <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I would appreciate if someone could explain this. Thank you. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Regards,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Su-kyoung<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #AAAAAA 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.0pt;margin-left:0in;border:none;padding:0in;overflow:visible' id=firstHeading><span lang=EN style='font-size:21.5pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></h1></div></div></div></div></body></html>