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Volume 20, Issue 2
  • ISSN 0257-3784
  • E-ISSN: 2212-9731

Abstract

Abstract

Hangul is widely categorized as a classic example of a morphophonemic orthography, in which each morpheme receives a single spelling, even if its pronunciation varies from context to context. This paper makes the case that Hangul is in fact a hybrid orthography that adheres to a morphophonemic strategy for spelling consonants but adopts the conventions of a phonetic writing system for representing vowels. Various explanations for this arrangement are considered.

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Keyword(s): Hangul; hybrid writing system; morphophonemic orthography; phonetic orthography
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