Based on the characteristics of texts, the scholarly history of the Joseon Dynasty is divided into two: one is Jingshu Shiyi (經書釋義 : Commentaries on the Confucian Scriptures of The Four Books and Five Classics) investigating the books of pre-Qin Confucianism and the annotations of Han-Tang period; the other is Yulu Shiyi (語錄釋疑 : Commentaries on the Analects) studying the analects of Song-Ming Neo-Confucianism. Having been recorded in colloquial languages, the analects are particularly significant due to their deep relationships to certain linguistic questions. For this reason, this paper introduces how their inflow and dispersion were made in Joseon and explores their specific aspects since Yulu Shiyi developed and produced a number of great achievements in Joseon’s scholarly history. It was during the Goryeo Dynasty that Neo-Confucianism was introduced to the Korean Peninsula for the first time, and it was not until the late 13th century that the full-scale acceptance of the doctrines began. The inflow process of the analects went through two stages. The first one was the late Goryeo during which Neo-Confucianism resting upon the literature of Zhuxi was introduced. The second one was the early Joseon during which the analects of the Song Neo-Confucianism such as Sishu Wujing Daquan《四書五經大全》 , Xingli Daquan《性理大全》 , Zhuzi Daquan《朱子大全》 , Zhuzi Yulei《朱子語類》 , Xinjing Fuzhu《心經附註》 , etc flew in. The predominant way in which the analects came to be dispersed was the compilation of annotations and dictionaries. As for the former, The Annotation of Zhuzi Yulei《朱子語類考文解義》 and more than a hundred annotation books on Xinjing Fuzhu《心經附註》 appeared; so did The Comprehensive Dictionary of the Analects of the Song Neo-Confucianism《語錄解》 , as for the latter. At the end of the paper, three supplements are presented: the analects of the Song Neo-Confucianism from Jangseogak Archives in the Academy of Korean Studies, the bibliographical directory of the analects and annotations from Kyujanggak Institute for Korean Studies in Seoul National University, and the list of relevant researches in Korea and China.

• 姜勇仲(韓國慶星大學韓國漢字研究所) | Yongjoong KANG