Diaspora Varieties of Korean: Morpho-syntactic Contrasts in Koryo Mar and Vernacular Yanbian Korean

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Main author: Barnes-Sadler, Simon
Other authors: Yeon, Jaehoon
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institution SOAS, University of London
collection SOAS Research Online
language English
language_search English
topic P Philology. Linguistics
PI Oriental languages and literatures
description This paper identifies and examines numerous points of morpho-syntactic contrast in two transplanted varieties of Korean—Central Asian Koryo Mar (KM) and Chinese Vernacular Yanbian Korean (VYK). This allows us to evaluate implicit claims made about the synchronic forms of these dialects, for example those concerning their relationship to peninsula varieties of Korean, and also provides insights into the factors underlying the development of languages in transplanted contexts. The main findings of this paper confirm that KM and VYK's shared features, such as particle forms and verb endings, are strongly associated with the North Hamgyeong and Yukchin varieties of Korean and their common dialectological origins in the North East of the Korean peninsula. The longevity of these features suggests a ‘founder effect’ in the development of these transplanted varieties.
format Journal Article
author Barnes-Sadler, Simon
author_facet Barnes-Sadler, Simon
Yeon, Jaehoon
authorStr Barnes-Sadler, Simon
author_letter Barnes-Sadler, Simon
author2 Yeon, Jaehoon
author2Str Yeon, Jaehoon
title Diaspora Varieties of Korean: Morpho-syntactic Contrasts in Koryo Mar and Vernacular Yanbian Korean
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2019
url https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/31643/

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