History and Sociolinguistic Features of Anglo-Korean Language Contact on the Korean Peninsula
- Authors: Mozol T.S.1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 10(904) (2025)
- Pages: 64-71
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2542-2197/article/view/352284
- ID: 352284
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Anglo-Korean language contact on the Korean Peninsula has a relatively recent history since the late 19th century, but a special sociolinguistic situation has developed in the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea at present. This paper examines the history and characteristics of Anglo-Korean language contact, considering its current state in both countries. Despite the obvious differences between the two countries (direct language contact in the south and mainly indirect contact in the north) there is a general tendency toward the increasing importance of English in the education system. English proficiency can be considered a form of cultural capital in both countries.
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Tatiana Sergeevna Mozol
Moscow State Linguistic University
Author for correspondence.
Email: yoondanhee@gmail.com
PhD in Pedagogy, Associate Professor, Head of the Oriental Languages Department, Faculty of Translation and Interpreting
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