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SOCIOLINGUISTIC ASPECTS OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE FUNCTIONING IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA
- Authors: Mozol T.S.1
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- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 11(892) (2024)
- Pages: 60-66
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2542-2197/article/view/291995
- ID: 291995
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The processes of globalization, active cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the United States in all fields (economic, political, cultural, etc.) and intensive language contact have created a special sociolinguistic situation in the Republic of Korea. The aim of this paper is to examine the current state of English-Korean language contact, as well as the status and special role of English in South Korean society. Although English does not have the status of an official language, English proficiency is associated with success and prosperity in the Republic of Korea, as well as with national development priorities in the global economy. Moreover, English has become a special cultural capital and a tool of social reproduction in the contemporary South Korean society.
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Tatiana Sergeevna Mozol
Moscow State Linguistic University
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Email: yoondanhee@gmail.com
PhD (Pedagogy), Associate Professor, Head of the Oriental Languages Department Faculty of Translation and Interpreting Moscow State Linguistic University
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