A linguistic image of womanhood in South Korea / Jieun Kiaer and Jiyoung Shin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kiaer, Jieun, author.

Sin, Chi-yŏng, 1966 September-, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in East Asian translation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Korean language--Sex differences--Korea (South).

Korean language.

Korean language--Social aspects--Korea (South).

Women--Korea (South)--Language.

Women.

Women--Communication.

Femininity--Korea (South).

Femininity.

Korean language--Social aspects.

Women--Language.

Korea (South).

Physical Description:

xv, 119 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2023.

Summary:

"A Linguistic Image of Womanhood in South Korea examines the verbal and non-verbal techniques used by contemporary South Korean women to navigate their society. South Korea is extremely hierarchical, and this is expressed through a complex array of different politeness levels in words, gestures and behaviours. These hierarchies were formed over 500 years ago with the introduction of Neo-Confucianism from China, but patriarchal and paternalistic values still linger in contemporary Korean society. In this book, the authors have coined the term 'language cosmetics' to describe how women in South Korea modify their language and behaviour to conform to social expectations. The book examines womanhood and femininity as seen in popular Korean films, K-dramas and K-pop. The authors note that feminine language and behaviour is not limited to women (as seen by the practice of aegyo or 'acting cute' within Korean boy bands) and they describe the tensions between gender hierarchy and socioeconomic status, as seen in the powerful and elegant samonim ladies of K-drama. This book will be informative for those studying and researching in the fields of Asian studies, cultural studies, linguistics, and East Asian languages, particularly those analysing how society and gender has an impact upon language"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Womanhood in a neo-Confucian society

past and present

The linguistic landscape of Korea

Language cosmetics

Language cosmetics in non-verbal behaviour

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Kiaer, Jieun. Linguistic image of womanhood in South Korea

ISBN:

9781032053721

1032053720

9781032053738

1032053739

OCLC:

1338300400

Publisher Number:

99992599397