A linguistic image of womanhood in South Korea
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A linguistic image of womanhood in South Korea
（Routledge studies in East Asian translation / series editors, Jieun Kiaer, Xiaofan Amy Li）
Routledge, 2023
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [106]-111) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book explores the K-wave, which is at peak global popularity currently.
Cross-cultural perspective: this book looks at Korea's historical and linguistic links with other East Asian languages, particularly Japanese and Chinese.
This book looks at Korean social history and how this has influenced popular culture today.
The study of Korean language and cultural products has gained huge popularity in the last 5 years.
This book is attractive to those studying Korean studies, linguistics, gender studies, and those interested in the K-Wave in general.
Table of Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgments
Preliminaries
1. Introduction
1.1 Studies of Women's Languaging Habits
1.2 The Case of Japan
1.3 What are Language Cosmetics?
2. Womanhood in Neo-Confucian Society - Past and Present
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Transition from Goryeo
2.3 The Making of Womanhood in Joseon
2.3.i Women's place
2.3.ii Oryun ( ) 'Five Relations'
2.3.iii Women's Virtues
2.3.iv Admonishment for Women
2.3.v Women's Misconduct
2.3.vi Women's Education
2.3.vii Women's Sorrow Han ( ): The Untranslatable Grief
2.4 Between the Joseon dynasty and contemporary Korean society
2.5 Neo-Confucianism in Contemporary Korea
2.5.i Father-son relation (bujayuchin )
2.5ii King-Vassal Relation (gunsinyuui )
2.5.iii Husband-Wife Relation (bubuyubyeol )
2.5.iv Sibling relation (hyeongjeuae )
2.5.v Old-young relation (jangyuyuseo )
2.6 Marriage Migration
2.7 Exceptions: Gen Z in the Metaverse
2.8 Patriarchy in North Korea
2.9 Summary
3. The Linguistic Landscape of Korea
3.1 A Fine Line Between Nature and Nurture
3.1.i Studies of East Asia
3.1.ii The Need to Avoid Generalisation
3.2 The Influence of the Linguistic Landscape
3.2.i Feminisation of Professional Titles
3.2.ii Meanings of Yeosa ( )
3.2.iii Problematic Family Address Terms
3.2.iv Terms of 'Endearment'
3.2.v Moving Towards a Gender-Neutral Language
3.3 Case Study: Invisible and Unheard in 100 Minute Debate
3.4 Summary
4. Language Cosmetics
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Language Cosmetics: More than Verbal Hygiene
4.3 Aegyo as a Linguistic Cosmetic
4.4 'Generation MZ' women
4.4.i The Fist Pump
4.4.ii Closing eyes
4.4.iii Hand over heart
4.5 Online Language Cosmetics
4.6 Summary
5. Language Cosmetics in Non-Verbal Behaviour
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Neo-Confucian Non-Verbal Indicators of Politeness
5.3 Gender and Gesture
5.5 The Samonim Dynamic
5.6 Summary
6. Conclusion
6.1 The Female Voice in the Future
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