Native Korean Speakers’ Attitudes Toward <i>Konglish</i> as a Standardized Variety of English

Quanisha Charles

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Native Korean Speakers’ Attitudes Toward Konglish as a Standardized Variety of English

Quanisha Charles

Published in International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 3, Issue 6)

Received: 18 October 2015 Accepted: 27 October 2015 Published: 13 November 2015

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This study examines native Korean speakers’ attitudes toward the use of Konglish outside of the Korean context and within an international context, as a means of conversing and negotiating with non-Koreans. The purpose of this study seeks to determine if native Korean speakers are in favor of Konglish being legitimately recognized as a standardized variety of English and the potential Konglish has of being used as a communicative tool within an international setting. Given that the English language is arguably viewed as culturally and internationally advantageous within the South Korean context, this research study aims to determine if South Koreans would feel the same way about Konglish if it were legitimately accepted as a standardized variety of English. This study also explores how native Korean speakers view their identity as English speakers, as a means of determining the effects the English language within the South Korean context.

Published in	International Journal of Literature and Arts (Volume 3, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijla.20150306.12
Page(s)	136-141
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
Copyright	Copyright © The Author(s), 2015. Published by Science Publishing Group

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Konglish, English, Native-Korean Speakers (NKS)

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Quanisha Charles

English Department, Composition & TESOL, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, USA

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