EJKS 25.1 – Daria Grishina – Reevaluating the Circumstances Surrounding the Conclusion of the 1876 Ganghwa Treaty between Korea and Japan

Abstract The Treaty of Ganghwa, 1876, was the first in succession of what are known to historians as “unequal treaties” that integrated the state of Chosŏn (Korea) into the global diplomatic and economic processes in the late nineteenth century. Korean historiography has traditionally emphasized the involuntary nature of the treaty, stressing that the Chosŏn government…

EJKS 25.1 – Olga Kim and Oksana Salnikova – Structural and functional features of abbreviations in Korean: word formation and semantic analysis

Abstract The modern Korean language is changing in a number of directions and is actively replenished with new lexical units, among which a significant role is played by abbreviations – complex words formed with the help of morphological reduction, combination and contamination, including borrowed morphemes. These units are formed by means of morphological compression, abbreviation…

EJKS 25.1 – Medine Pala – Teaching Korean Culture through Korean Mythology for Turkish Learners: Based on an Intercultural Approach

Abstract Language contains the emotions and feelings of a nation. Since emotions are culture-related, it can be difficult to use the target language fluently if you don’t have knowledge of the culture of the country. Literary works help us to understand a number of features of a country, such as culture and customs, history, and…