국립중앙박물관 소장 국어사 자료 소개

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This paper aims to introduce major materials related to the history of the Korean language held by the National Museum of Korea and its 13 affiliated museums. As of December 31, 2023, the combined collections of the National Museum of Korea and its affiliated museums comprise 1,555,224 catalogued entries and 2,441,989 individual objects. Among these, 470 items have been designated as cultural heritage, including 125 National Treasures and 327 Treasures. Materials related to the history of the Korean language include not only texts written in classical transcription systems such as Idu* * Idu was a system of using Chinese characters to represent Korean grammatical elements and native vocabulary, allowing Korean to be partially recorded using Chinese script. It was mainly used for administrative and legal documents from the Three Kingdoms period through to the Joseon dynasty. and Gugyeol**,** Gugyeol was a system of annotating Classical Chinese texts with Korean grammatical cues and word order markers, using simplified Chinese characters or special symbols. It served as a reading aid for Korean readers of Chinese texts, particularly in Buddhist and Confucian scriptures. used before and around the time of the invention of Hangeul, but also Hangeul documents and relevant Classical Chinese materials from the 15th century onward. While the majority of these materials are textual, the collection also includes unique formats such as scroll-form editions of the First Tripitaka Koreana and individual archival leaves. In addition to paper-based materials, there are also items inscribed or marked on stone, metal, wood, and ceramics. This paper provides an overview of the materials related to the history of the Korean language housed in the National Museum of Korea and its affiliated museums. The materials are categorized into four groups: pre-Hangeul transcription materials, linguistic materials included among major donations, designated cultural heritage items related to Korean language history, and artifacts reflecting the material culture of language life in diverse media. By presenting this outline, the study aims to offer a foundational reference that will support and encourage future research on the history of the Korean language using these resources.

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