A Morphological Perspective on Educating the History of Korean Language

This paper examines educating the history of Korean language from the perspective of morphology. Although the current school grammar is very limited in terms of the history of Korean language, the changes in the school grammar according to the needs of the times draw attention to the importance of educating the history of Korean language and expect a new role. Among the educational contents that I think are necessary for better educating the history of Korean language in school grammar, I looked at four topics related to morphology: 1)phonological inventory and the basic forms of morphemes, 2)the loss and return of /k/, 3)loose and strict compounds, and 4)traditional life vocabulary reflecting culture. These topics provide a valuable opportunity to rediscover the meaning and importance of morphology in educating the history of Korean language, as well as to better understand the history of Korean language through morphology.