Choi Sejin
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Choe Sejin was a Korea
n linguist
, educator, and a proponent of hangul
during the Joseon Dynasty
. He is of the Goesan Choe clan and courtesy name was Gongseo (공서; 公瑞).
Choe devised the modern South Korean order of the hangul
letters, and assigned names to the letters. His most famous book on hangul is the Hunmong Jahoe ", 1527).
Choe was an official interpreter in the Korean embassies in Beijing
, and so he also documented colloquial northern Chinese language
s (Haner
).
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...
n linguist
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
, educator, and a proponent of hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
during the Joseon Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty
Joseon , was a Korean state founded by Taejo Yi Seong-gye that lasted for approximately five centuries. It was founded in the aftermath of the overthrow of the Goryeo at what is today the city of Kaesong. Early on, Korea was retitled and the capital was relocated to modern-day Seoul...
. He is of the Goesan Choe clan and courtesy name was Gongseo (공서; 公瑞).
Choe devised the modern South Korean order of the hangul
Hangul
Hangul,Pronounced or ; Korean: 한글 Hangeul/Han'gŭl or 조선글 Chosŏn'gŭl/Joseongeul the Korean alphabet, is the native alphabet of the Korean language. It is a separate script from Hanja, the logographic Chinese characters which are also sometimes used to write Korean...
letters, and assigned names to the letters. His most famous book on hangul is the Hunmong Jahoe ", 1527).
Choe was an official interpreter in the Korean embassies in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, and so he also documented colloquial northern Chinese language
Chinese language
The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...
s (Haner
Haner language
The Han'er language is a pre-modern Sino-Korean term used to denote a medieval Chinese language heavily influenced by non-Han Chinese languages, especially Mongolian, during an era of non-Han Chinese domination of China...
).