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What's So Special About Hangul?
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PSY, BTS, Blackpink: some of the most famous celebrities in the world are from South Korea. There is no doubt that Hallyu or the “Korean Wave” has taken over the world. Due to this recent surge in popularity, there has also been a rapid growth in the Korean-learning population. According to the U.S. Modern Language Association, the number of university students enrolled in Korean almost doubled between 2006 and 2016, the biggest increase for any language with over a thousand students. Further evidence of the language’s popularity can be found in the number of takers of the Test for Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK): a total of 264,842 took the TOPIK in 2018, up 77 percent from 2010. Let’s take a moment to examine the Korean language from the perspective of the learners.

Hangul is special on many fronts? every year, Koreans celebrate its creation on October 9th. Hangul was made by a man: King Sejong the Great of the Joseon dynasty. Before its introduction, Chinese characters were used in the Korean language and were difficult to learn. This guarantees only a handful of elites with literacy skills. Saddened by the widespread illiteracy and worsened social division, King Sejong pushed for the creation of an easier and more convenient script: Hangul (Korean). He alone created the Korean alphabet in 1443; then, with the help of palace scholars, he wrote a document describing a native script for the Korean language: Hunminjeongeum.

Furthermore, Hangul is unusually clear and consistent for a living language's script. It is a cross between an alphabet and a syllabary, so the symbols reflect the individual sounds in each word, but are also assembled into clear syllabic blocks: many scripts, like English, lack clarity in sounds, syllables, or both.

If these learners come to appreciate these unique aspects of King Sejong's greatest achievement, that will be a fitting send-off to our annual celebration of the language.


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