very large section, including numerals). The book is of additional interest because it gives valuable evidence of contemporary language in the Korean explanations ana in the preface. 茶山 The second was the (兒學編) of (丁若鋪) better known as Tasan Ahakp’yŏn Chŏng Yag-yong the great would-be reformer. In 1907 it was reedited by Chi (see above page 41; he was also the Sŏg-yŏng pioneer of vaccination in Korea) who added Japanese and English explanations with the English, Japanese and Chinese readings transcribed in Korean script. These all represent attempts to supplant the old Thousand Characters of Chou Hsing-szu with a more rational primer. It is interesting that none of them ever succeeded, and it is the Chinese classic, not the Korean pedagogic [page 62] improvements, which alone can be readily obtained in Korea today. 上 去 入 Literary 上 下 name Colloquial name used in 平 上 仄 teaching verse or composition Colloquial 얕은 높은 Description Korean ideal of pronunciation short long Chinese 平 上 去 Tone 陰 陽 Name Chinese tone number 1 2 3 4 5 ᄀ, ᄅ ㅂ. Characters with final or [page 63] APPENDIX II TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS USED AS KUGYOL (口訣) 可巨古果那飛尼多代加刀斗 가거고과나나니다대더도두 時申士牙也里於言叱余亦五 시신소아야에어언엇여여오
very large section, including numerals). The book is of additional interest because it gives valuable evidence of contemporary language in the Korean explanations ana in the preface. The second was the Ahakp’yŏn (兒學編) of Chŏng Yag-yong (丁若鋪) better known as Tasan 茶山 the great would-be reformer. In 1907 it was reedited by Chi Sŏg-yŏng (see above page 41; he was also the pioneer of vaccination in Korea) who added Japanese and English explanations with the English, Japanese and Chinese readings transcribed in Korean script. These all represent attempts to supplant the old Thousand Characters of Chou Hsing-szu with a more rational primer. It is interesting that none of them ever succeeded, and it is the Chinese classic, not the Korean pedagogic improvements, which alone can be readily obtained in Korea today. [page 62] Literary 上 去 入 name 上 下 Colloquial name used in teaching verse 平 上 or 仄 composition Colloquial Description 얕은 높은 Korean ideal of pronunciation short long Chinese Tone 平 上 去 Name 陰 陽 Chinese tone number 1 2 3 4 5 Characters with final ᄀ, ᄅ or ㅂ. [page 63] APPENDIX II TABLE OF THE PRINCIPAL CHARACTERS USED AS KUGYOL (口訣) 可巨古果那飛尼多代加刀斗 가거고과나나니다대더도두 時申士牙也里於言叱余亦五 시신소아야에어언엇여여오
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