Kim Bang-han was a South Korean linguist. He proposed
primitive Korean peninsula language
Primitive may refer to:
Mathematics
* Primitive element (field theory)
* Primitive element (finite field)
* Primitive cell (crystallography)
* Primitive notion, axiomatic systems
* Primitive polynomial (disambiguation), one of two concepts
* Primi ...
theory.
Primitive Korean peninsula language
Primitive may refer to:
Mathematics
* Primitive element (field theory)
* Primitive element (finite field)
* Primitive cell (crystallography)
* Primitive notion, axiomatic systems
* Primitive polynomial (disambiguation), one of two concepts
* Primi ...
is a now-extinct non-
Koreanic languages
Koreanic is a small language family consisting of the Korean and Jeju languages. The latter is often described as a dialect of Korean, but is distinct enough to be considered a separate language. Alexander Vovin suggests that the Yukjin dialect ...
that some linguists believe were formerly spoken in central and southern parts of the
Korean peninsula
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
.
[권재일 (2017), " 분을 그리며잔잔한 미소와 온화한 마음의 김방한 선생님", 새국어생활 27권 1호, 국립국어원]
References
Linguists from Korea
Seoul National University faculty
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