[KS] Romanization guides/help/thanks

Joy Kim joykim at usc.edu
Mon Jul 30 12:00:02 EDT 2007


The M-R system is the current standard for libraries in the western world, including the Library of Congress.  Accordingly, librarians would romanize the three words as follows:

Yŏllyeak
Cheryeak
Hoeryeak

The Korean system would romanize them as follows:

Yeollyeak
Jeryeak
Hoeryeak

Joy Kim
Curator, Korean Heritage Library http://www.usc.edu/korea 
University of Southern California
University Park
Los Angeles, CA90089-0154
Tel: 213-740-2329 / Fax: 213-740-7437


----- Original Message -----
From: kevin parks <kevin at macosx.com>
Date: Monday, July 30, 2007 3:01 am
Subject: Re: [KS] Romanization guides/help/thanks
To: Korean Studies Discussion List <koreanstudies at koreaweb.ws>, kevin parks <kpp9c at virginia.edu>

> Many thanks to all who responded. Those sources were just what the 
> doctor ordered.
> 
> I wonder, as I know some music folks lurk in these parts, If anyone 
> happens to know, off hand,
> what the currently accepted romanizations for the following proper 
> titles
> 
> 
> 
> might be. Apologies for such a mundane query.
> 
> best,
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> 
> 




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