Chae, Seo-young. 2004. Use of English Names and Changes in Korean Naming Conventions. The Sociolinguistic Journal of Korea, 12(2). Many college students and young graduates in Seoul Korea have additional English first names. They obtained one in English classes because Korean names are believed to be too difficult to pronounce or memorize for foreign teachers. This phenomenon is strikingly parallel to the situation in Hong Kong. On the other hand, interesting evidence of simplification in naming is found: some young Koreans, especially females, have names with an international flare and hence do not need English names. When the older and younger generations are compared, the coda complexity of their first names is significantly reduced: the youngest generation (6 and under) showed far less complex coda compared to those of the oldest generation (65 and older). The most interesting aspect of this study is that the naming conventions reflect the language situation of Korea and women are in the van.

Ⅰ. 머리말
  Ⅱ. 영어 이름의 사용 실태
  Ⅲ. 홍콩인들의 영어 이름
  Ⅳ. 영어 이름 사용에 대한 부정적 견해와 대안으로서의 우리말 이름의 단순화
  Ⅴ. 우리말 작명 방식의 변화: 세대별 종성 복잡도 차이
  Ⅵ. 결론
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