Orthography

제 2항 문장의 각 단어는 띄어 씀을 원칙으로 한다.

7/3/2024

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Section 2. As a general rule, each word in a sentence should be written with a space between them.

In Korean, words are spaced out individually because they are the smallest units of speech that can be used independently. In the sentence "동생 밥 먹는다," "동생(younger brother)," "밥(a bowl of cooked rice," and "먹는다" (to eat) are each word, and therefore they are spaced out individually to form "동생 밥 먹는다."
However, particles(조사) in Korean do not have independence, so unlike other words, they are attached to the preceding word. In the sentence "동생이 밥을 먹는다," "이" and "을" are particles, so they are always attached to the preceding words to form "동생이" and "밥을".

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제 1 항 한글 맞춤법은 표준어를 소리대로 적되, 어법에 맞도록 함을 원칙으로 한다.

6/10/2024

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Section 1. The Hangeul spelling rule(한글 맞춤법) is about writing Hangeul correctly according to two rules.

The Hangeul spelling rule(한글 맞춤법) is about writing Hangeul correctly according to two rules. The first rule is writing the standard Korean language according to the pronunciation. The second rule is writing to conform to Korean grammar. For example, "나무(Tree)" is written as "나무(Namu)" as it is pronounced as "나무."

However, there are exceptions to these rules. For example, the pronunciation of "꽃(Flower)" varies depending on the situation it is used.
"꽃" is pronounced as [꼬ㅊ] when a subject particle "이" is attached to "꽃"
such as "꽃이" --> [꼬치].
"꽃" is pronounced as [꼰] when a supporting particle "만" is attached to "꽃"
such as "꽃만" --> [꼰만].
"꽃" is pronounced as [꼳] when a connecting particle "과" is attached to "꽃"
such as "꽃과" --> [꼳과].

If we have to apply only the first rule, then "꽃" can be written in different forms such as "꼬치," "꼰만," and "꼳과," etc, depending on the words attached to "꽃."

However, writing a word with the same meaning in different forms makes it difficult to understand what it means. A word with the same meaning should be written consistently in one form to make it easier to grasp the meaning. In other words, it is more effective to write "꽃" consistently than "꽃, 꼰, 꼳."

The second rule means that each morpheme is written in its original form to make it easier to understand. Therefore, "꽃" is a morpheme that sounds like three different morphemes, [꼬ㅊ], [꼰], and [꼳], but according to its original shape, it is written only as "꽃." Thus, [꼬치], [꼰만], and [꼳과] are written as "꽃이," "꽃만," and "꽃과".

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어법 (Grammar rules)

6/9/2024

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한글 맞춤법

The concept of "어법" (grammar rules) used in Korean orthography differs from the general meaning of "어법" (grammar rules). In Korean orthography, "어법" refers to the principles governing how standard language should be written, specifically related to spelling. However, the general meaning of "어법" is much broader, referring to the "a set of rules of language," encompassing a wide range of applications.

For example, in the sentence "My younger sibling eats a bowl of cooked rice," you can identify several rules. The predicate "to eat" requires a subject and an object. The subject, "My younger sibling" requires the particle "이" instead of "가" and the object "a bowl of cooked rice" requires the particle "을" instead of "를," and so on.

In addition, countless rules are needed to produce sounds, form words, and use sentences. The broad term for these rules that govern the organization and operation of language is "grammar."

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