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The Unified Hangul Orthography (UHO; Korean: 한글 맞춤법 통일안; Hanja: 한글 맞춤法 統一案) is a 1933 Hangul orthography for the Korean language published by the Korean Language Society. It is considered a critical document in the history of the Korean language, especially as it is the basis of both the North and South Korean orthographies (the Compendium of Korean Language Norms and Hangeul Orthography respectively).[1]
The orthography was revised and reprinted a number of times. It was revised in 1937, 1940, 1946, 1948, and 1958. In South Korea in 1980, a new orthography was constructed based on the UHO: the "Hangeul Orthography".[1] After the 1945 division of Korea, the northern Soviet Civil Administration continued using the orthography.[2] Ross King argued the north continued using the 1940 edition until 1954,[a] when it adopted the "Korean Orthography", which was heavily based on the UHO. Afterwards, it adopted the Compendium of Korean Language Norms in 1966, which it has used since.[3]
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[edit]- ↑ While North Korea did propose the New Korean Orthography in 1948, it was never put into effect.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lee, Iksop (1995). "한글맞춤법통일안". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture (in Korean). Academy of Korean Studies. Retrieved 2026-09-19.
- ↑ Ahn 2018, pp. 299–230.
- 1 2 King, Ross (2010). "Dialect, Orthography, and Regional Identity". In Kim, Sun Joo (ed.). The Northern Region of Korea: History, Identity, and Culture. Center for Korea Studies Publication Series. University of Washington Press. p. 170. ISBN 978-0-295-99041-5.
Sources
[edit]- Ahn, Pyong-hi (2018) [2007]. Studies in Hunminjeongeum. Translated by Jung, Ha-yun (English ed.). National Hangeul Museum. ISBN 979-11-89438-00-5.
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