Defining Han-gul
There are about 5,000 languages spoken in the world today. Language is not only a communication method but also a cultural heritage containing the nation's history and spirit. Koreans use unique alphabet called Han-gul. Han-gul is the letters of which alphabet represent individual sounds or phonemes. It is considered one of most scientific writing systems in the world.
Han-gul was created under King Sejong during the Choson Dynasty (1393-1910). In 1446, the first Korean alphabet was proclaimed under the original name “Hunmin chong-um”, which literally meant "the correct sounds for the instruction of the people." Before Han-gul was created, Koreans spoke to communicate in Korean. However, they had to write in Chinese because of absentness their letters. Therefore, King Sejong invented Han-gul to contribute to a better life for the sake of ordinary people. Han-gul is simple and easy to learn and write.
When first proclaimed by King Sejong, Hunmin chong-um had 28 letters in all. Today, Han-gul, with only 14 consonants and 10 vowels, is capable of expressing virtually any sound. The 24 letters are as follows. Consonants: ㄱ(k), ㄴ(n), ㄷ (t), ㄹ (r or l), ㅁ (m), ㅂ (p), ㅅ (s or sh), ㅇ(voiceless), ㅈ (ch), ㅊ (ch'), ㅋ (k'), ㅌ (t'), ㅍ(p'), ㅎ (h). Vowels: ㅏ(a), ㅑ (ya), ㅓ (o), ㅕ (yo), ㅗ (o), ㅛ (yo), ㅜ (u), ㅠ (yu), ㅡ (u), ㅣ (i) . The reason consonants and vowels were separated was due to their differing functions when two letters were combined to form a syllable. Consonants resemble a person's speech organs. The shape of each letter is based on the form of different sound articulation units. Other consonants based on the strength of the sounds.
It is recognizing about Han-gul is an outstanding scientific letters in worldwide. In 1994, Discovery magazine described Hangul as the most logical language writing system in the world. The simplicity of Han-gul led Korea to become one of the most literate countries in the world. U.S. novelist Pearl Buck said that Han-gul is the simplest writing system in the world. Even though Han-gul is a system of phonetic symbols, it is categorized as new level of feature system, the first and the only in the world. On Oct. 1, 1997, UNESCO designated Hunmin chong-um as world archive property. Koreans commemorate the creation of Han-gul every year on October 9.
Currently, Han-gul is spoken by 48 million people in South Korea, in addition to 24 million in North Korea and several million Koreans living in other countries like China(1.9 million), the United States(1.5 million), Japan(710,000), and the former Soviet Union(450,000). In terms of user's population, the Korean language is in the 12th place among several thousand languages in the world including Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, German, French, and Malay-Indonesian. According to recently statistics, Han-gul is being taught in about 50 American and Canadian universities, with more being added each year. It is also taught at more than 20 universities in Europe, East Asia, and Australia.
Han-gul is one of most scientific language in the world. Korean should maintain their nation's identity by keeping Han-gul. Also, as Korea plays a greater role in world economics and politics, it is becoming more and more important for the international community to understand the Korean people and Han-gul. Korean can be proud of Han-gul.
There are about 5,000 languages spoken in the world today. Language is not only a communication method but also a cultural heritage containing the nation's history and spirit. Koreans use unique alphabet called Han-gul. Han-gul is the letters of which alphabet represent individual sounds or phonemes. It is considered one of most scientific writing systems in the world.
Han-gul was created under King Sejong during the Choson Dynasty (1393-1910). In 1446, the first Korean alphabet was proclaimed under the original name “Hunmin chong-um”, which literally meant "the correct sounds for the instruction of the people." Before Han-gul was created, Koreans spoke to communicate in Korean. However, they had to write in Chinese because of absentness their letters. Therefore, King Sejong invented Han-gul to contribute to a better life for the sake of ordinary people. Han-gul is simple and easy to learn and write.
When first proclaimed by King Sejong, Hunmin chong-um had 28 letters in all. Today, Han-gul, with only 14 consonants and 10 vowels, is capable of expressing virtually any sound. The 24 letters are as follows. Consonants: ㄱ(k), ㄴ(n), ㄷ (t), ㄹ (r or l), ㅁ (m), ㅂ (p), ㅅ (s or sh), ㅇ(voiceless), ㅈ (ch), ㅊ (ch'), ㅋ (k'), ㅌ (t'), ㅍ(p'), ㅎ (h). Vowels: ㅏ(a), ㅑ (ya), ㅓ (o), ㅕ (yo), ㅗ (o), ㅛ (yo), ㅜ (u), ㅠ (yu), ㅡ (u), ㅣ (i) . The reason consonants and vowels were separated was due to their differing functions when two letters were combined to form a syllable. Consonants resemble a person's speech organs. The shape of each letter is based on the form of different sound articulation units. Other consonants based on the strength of the sounds.
It is recognizing about Han-gul is an outstanding scientific letters in worldwide. In 1994, Discovery magazine described Hangul as the most logical language writing system in the world. The simplicity of Han-gul led Korea to become one of the most literate countries in the world. U.S. novelist Pearl Buck said that Han-gul is the simplest writing system in the world. Even though Han-gul is a system of phonetic symbols, it is categorized as new level of feature system, the first and the only in the world. On Oct. 1, 1997, UNESCO designated Hunmin chong-um as world archive property. Koreans commemorate the creation of Han-gul every year on October 9.
Currently, Han-gul is spoken by 48 million people in South Korea, in addition to 24 million in North Korea and several million Koreans living in other countries like China(1.9 million), the United States(1.5 million), Japan(710,000), and the former Soviet Union(450,000). In terms of user's population, the Korean language is in the 12th place among several thousand languages in the world including Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, English, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, German, French, and Malay-Indonesian. According to recently statistics, Han-gul is being taught in about 50 American and Canadian universities, with more being added each year. It is also taught at more than 20 universities in Europe, East Asia, and Australia.
Han-gul is one of most scientific language in the world. Korean should maintain their nation's identity by keeping Han-gul. Also, as Korea plays a greater role in world economics and politics, it is becoming more and more important for the international community to understand the Korean people and Han-gul. Korean can be proud of Han-gul.
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Your assay tells why we are proud of our own language, Hangul. Good job!! But your essay is so long that I cannot remember all contents. Anyway, it is well organized in structure. However, It could be better to insert summarizing sentences of body paragraph in the conclusion part. And I’ve found many grammatical mistakes. I hope my editing can be helpful to correct the errors in the sentences.
-There are about 5,000 languages spoken in the world today. / “Today, there are” looks natural.
- Han-gul is the letters of which alphabet represent(s) individual sounds or phonemes. It is considered one of (the) most scientific writing systems in the world.
- they had to write in Chinese because of absentness (of) their letters.
- The reason(why) consonants and vowels were separated was due to their differing.
- The shape of each letter is based on the form of different sound articulation units. - Other consonants (are) based on the strength of the sounds.
- It is recognizing about Han-gul is an outstanding scientific letters in worldwide./ it is recognized that
- Even though Han-gul is(has) a system of phonetic symbols, it is categorized as (a)new level of (a) feature system(what it means?) (which is )the first and the only in the world. -On Oct. 1, 1997, UNESCO designated Hunmin chong-um as (the) world archive property. (since then) Koreans commemorate the creation of Han-gul every year on October 9.(every year)
- According to recently(recent) statistics,
-Han-gul is one of (the)most scientific language in the world. Korean should maintain their(“our” is better in my opinion) nation's identity by keeping Han-gul.
- Also, as Korea plays a greater(great) role in world economics and politics,
- Korean can(should) be proud of Han-gul.
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