[KS] Linguistic Landcsape of Seoul

[Antti Leppänen]

Hello,

On the issue of the first signage in Roman characters, you might find some
clues or further sources in the article "Han'guk kûndaesa sogûi
kôrigwangomulgwa karogyônggwan" by Hô Yông-nan et al in "Seoul 20segi
saenghwal, munhwa pyŏnch’ŏnsa" (Seoul Development Institute, 2002). I don't
have the work at hand, but I remember that the article had pretty detailed
data on the linguistic changes of signboards in 20th-century Seoul.

Best,
Antti Leppänen
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Antti Leppänen
Academy of Finland Postdoctoral Researcher
Jongno-gu, Myeongnyun 2-ga 166-1, 202
Seoul 110-522, Republic of Korea
+82-10-6874-0369 (mobile)



2010/12/29 James Forrest <jasforrest at yahoo.com>

> Dear List Members,
>
> I am currently researching Seoul's linguistic landscape, and for the
> diachronic aspect I am having trouble locating photographic archives which
> show street scenes 'through the ages' - in particular views of the *same*street, say Chongno, over a period of time leading up to the present. Any
> information re sources (western, Japanese or Korean) would be a great help.
>
> As a second, related question: does anyone know when the first western
> signage *ie *in Roman letters was erected in Korea?
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> James Forrest
>
> University of Leicester / IGSE Seoul
>
>
>
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