The present study attempted a philological discussion on road names in 4 regions around the Seoraksan National Park, a well-known tourist destination, i.e. Goseong, Yangyang, Inje and Sokcho in Gangwon-do. A total of 1,241 road names in the target reg... The present study attempted a philological discussion on road names in 4 regions around the Seoraksan National Park, a well-known tourist destination, i.e. Goseong, Yangyang, Inje and Sokcho in Gangwon-do. A total of 1,241 road names in the target regions were collected. The established methodology in toponymy was applied to the analysis of the road names. First, the 1,241 road names were split into front and rear part elements to determine the hierarchy of rear part elements and the combination of the split elements with the rear part elements. The rear part elements were categorized into ‘Gosokdoro, Dairo, Ro and Gil’. ‘Gil’ was most productive followed by ‘Ro’, ‘Dairo’ and ‘Gosokdoro’. The rear part elements of 574(46%) road names had no split elements. The most frequently used split element was serial numbers(340), followed by composite split elements(301). This finding implied that the serial numbers and composite split elements were highly productive in the combination with the rear part elements. Regarding the front part elements of the road names collected in the target regions, 633 front part elements were philologically characterized excluding the split and rear part elements. The front part elements were analyzed in light of syllables, word types and semantics. The syllables and word types were analyzed in terms of the frequency of rear part elements, i.e. ‘Gosokdoro, Dairo, Ro and Gil’ along with the hierarchy, the regional distribution, and the regional characteristics. In the semantic analysis, the rear part elements were not categorized but the naming flexibility of the front part elements were considered to explore the productive use of naming flexibility in road names. In the analysis of the syllables in front part elements of the road names collected in the target regions, the number of syllables in front part elements was analyzed. Also, the hierarchy of rear part elements, the combination of front part element syllables, and the productivity of syllable counts in road names were analyzed. 1 ∼ 6 syllables were found in the front part elements of the road names collected in the target regions. The productivity of the syllable counts in the front part elements was high in the following order: ‘2 syllables > 3 syllables > 4 syllables >5 syllables > 6 syllables > 1 syllable’. Geographically, Goseong, Yangyang and Sokcho shared the syllabic count attributes of front part elements. In contrast, Inje differed from the other regions in that its road names had neither 6- nor 1-syllable front part elements and that not 2- but 3-syllable front part elements proved most productive. In addition, the frequency in the hierarchy of rear part elements combined with the front part elements was comparable across the 4 regions in order of ‘Gil>Ro>Dairo>Gosokdoro’ depending on the syllable counts of the front part elements. For the analysis of word types in the front part elements of the road names collected in the target regions, the front part elements were classified into different word types, which were in turn characterized. Also, the aspects of each word type were analyzed along with the hierarchy of rear part elements. In the analysis of the word types of front part elements, 433(68.40%) Chinese words were found, indicating the highest productivity. The frequency of word types used in road names was found in order of ‘Chinese words> hybrid words>native words> foreign words’. As for the native-word road names along the hierarchy of rear part elements, 'Gil' outnumbered ‘Ro’ across all regions. Chinese front part elements were most frequently combined with the rear part element ‘Gil’, accounting for 74.83%( 324 road names). Overall, Chinese road names were combined with ‘Gil>Ro>Dairo>Gosokdoro’ in the order named. Just two road names had foreign words in their front part elements, with one in Goseong and the other in Sokcho. Both foreign-word front part elements were combined with the rear part element, ‘Ro’. 112(17.69%) road names had hybrid words in their front part elements, constituting the second most frequently used word type. Notably, 104(92.86%) road names had hybrid words in their rear part element ‘Gil’, which significantly outnumbered the rear part element ‘Gosokdoro' and 'Ro’. Across the four target regions, the rear part element ‘Gil’ was most frequently combined with hybrid words. In the semantic analysis of the road names in the target regions around the Seoraksan National Park, road names were not split into front and rear part elements. Based on the meanings of front part elements, the naming flexibility was characterized in terms of ‘statutory administrative district names, old place names, physical place names, history, eminent figures, regional features and representation of ideas’. The naming flexibility proved high in order of ‘old and physical place names > statutory administrative district names > regional features > history and figures > representation of ideas’. Particularly, the naming flexibility of the old and physical place names was sub-classified into ‘natural settings, topography, hypsography, orientation, location, flora and fauna, mineralogy, architecture, villages and towns’. The natural settings, topography and hypsography were most frequently used in the semantics of the road names. Some challenges arose in this study, which could be addressed as below. First, the split elements combined with the rear part elements of road names around the Seoraksan National Park outnumbered those found in other regions. The serial-number split elements are often found in other regions, whereas the basic-number split elements are hard to find. As the basic numbers used in the road names around the Seoraksan National Park are based on the distance from a certain spot, such basic numbers are complex and hard to recognize. Many place names exist in Goseong, Yangyang, Inje and Sokcho. In lieu of road names comprised of the split elements that are hard to recognize even among residents, it would be good practice to use place names, which would be conducive to the lexical economy of road names and easier to recognize and recall. Second, the front part elements of the road names disproportionately drew on 2 syllables, which proved most productive. Quite a few road names used administrative district names, old place names and physical place names in their 2-syllable front part elements. At the same time, not a few administrative district names were abbreviated into 2-syllable words. Mostly, as the abbreviated words carry the first and last parts of the administrative district names, it is difficult to spontaneously understand the meaning of a road name. For example, although a 4-syllable road name is less economic, it conveys the original form of an administrative district name and thus helps identify the meaning of the name. Despite the importance of efficiency, the functional aspect of road names as place names need be considered, whilst more plausible and appropriate road names should be given based on regional characteristics. Third, the imprudent preference for native words in road names makes it hard to understand such names. Some native words are easy to understand, whereas others do not make sense in terms of etymology or semantics. Chinese words accounted for the highest percentage in the road names around the Seoraksan National Park. Still, renaming them with native words in a good cause is likely to confuse residents especially when they are not familiar to relevant place names. As Chinese words are part of our language, it is necessary to use native words not unconditionally but reasonably given the needs of language users. This study analyzed the road names in 4 target regions around the Seoraksan National Park in light of the hierarchy of their rear part elements, the combination with split elements, and the syllables, word types and semantics of front part elements. Given the absence of research on road names in Gangwon-do regions, the present study delved into the road names around the most sought-after tourist destination, the Seoraksan National Park, to extend the scope of research on road names. Yet, this study was not concerned with the phonology, morphology and etymology of road names, which warrants further studies. Also. the road names in other regions of Gangwon-do are worth investigating. * Keywords : road name, Gangwon-do, Seoraksan National Park regions, front part element, rear part element, syllabic analysis, word type analysis, naming flexibility * A thesis for the degree of Master in August 2017. ，韩语论文网站，韩语论文范文 |
