#king sejong

King Sejong, Yeouido Park

“The King’s Letters”, (나랏말싸미) “Naratmalssami“, 2018 film was the topic of an earlier blog post. Here I present: The King’s Letters’, (나랏말싸미) “Naratmalssami“, 2018 film, PART TWO (II).  Korean king Sejong (세종; 世宗) (1397 – 1450 AD) is credited with the invention of Hangul (한글; 韓㐎) alphabet. INTRODUCTION. In Linguistics the area of East Asia that is called the “Sinosphere” consists of: China, Japan,…

Here I present: “The King’s Letters” (나랏말싸미) “Naratmalssami” ,2018 film. INTRODUCTION. Writing began in Sumeria MESOPOTAMIA in 3,500 BC by migrant from the Indian subcontinent.  MESOPOTAMIA’  cuneiform writing was adapted by the EGYPTIANS, who later developed their own hieroglyphic script.   Independently, CHINA was later developing logographic writing. The Chinese script was used for writing…

King Sejong invented Hanguel in the 15th century. His goal wasn’t to inflict another language on his subjects. Rather, he created a 28-letter alphabet that was simple enough for even the lower class who didn’t attend school to learn. (Four letters were eventually dropped to its current 24-letter count.) Until then, most books and documents were written in classical Chinese, which was complicated and accessible primarily by the privileged upper class. He wanted everyone to be able to read, write and communicate in a common language. Knowledge would help equalize his people.