A Study on North Korean Dialects and the Identity of North Korean Defectors: Focusing on ‘Overcoming the Sense of Heterogeneity between the Two Koreas’

Eunhee Kwak^*

^*Academic Research Professor, Center For Christian Culture, Hannam University; 70 Hannam-ro, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon, 34430, South Korea

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to overcome the heterogeneity of the inter-Korean languages, focusing on the relationship between the North Korean dialect and the identity of North Korean defectors. While the language problem has been seen as a challenge for North Korean defectors adapting to South Korean society, this paper shifts to view it as a task for South Korean families, highlighting the need for greater acceptance of North Korean language and culture. This paper argues that to restore the language identity of North Korean defectors, signficant changes are required in the ways in which South Koreans perceive, recognize, and accept North Korean dialects as part of a shared language rather than a political language.

북한 방언과 북한이탈주민의 정체성 연구 : ‘남북 언어의 이질감 극복’을 중심으로

곽은희^*

초록

Vol. 40 No. 4 (2022.12)

Journal Abbreviation j. Korea Saf. Manag. Sci.
Frequency Published four times annually in March, June, September, and December
Doi Prefix 10.14353/sjk.
Year of Launching 1993
Publisher The Sociolinguistic Society of Korea

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