Knowledge information structuring is one of the most suitable research topics in the field of semantic search, natural language processing and other digital technology integration. Digital technology can not only access massive amount of ancient materials, shorten data analysis time, but also visualize the analysis results through data visualization function. From these two aspects, the application of digital technology to humanities research is very valuable. However, the fundamental question is “Is it valid to use machines to analyze and structure contemporary human thinking systems in the field of humanities?” and “How many valid and meaningful results can be obtained from such research?” Based on this awareness of the problem, this paper aims to review the research objectives of the topic “Research on structuring the knowledge information of Literary Sinitic texts based on artificial intelligence data processing technology” and use it as an opportunity to reorient the future research of the project. To this end, this paper introduces the current status and shortcomings of the research on ontologies and semantic webs related to Literary Sinitic and Sinographs in Korea and abroad, points out the issues and difficulties that must be solved to construct the semantic web of Literary Sinitic texts, and then looks forward to the possibility of analyzing the vocabulary of Literary Sinitic texts with the help of machine. It is hoped that this paper can raise the attention of the academic community to the study of Literary Sinitic vocabulary and contribute to the development of related research.

Paying critical attention to the concept of ‘transportation’ and ‘circulation’, this essay examines the collection status of vocabulary in bilingual dictionaries of various languages in early-modern East Asia. By doing so, it follows the trajectory of translingual practice, and clarifies a part of the transition of modern East Asian civilization. The research method in this study is as follows. First, it confirms the concepts of ‘交通 (kotsu, kyothong)’ and ‘流通 (ryutsu, yuthong)’ by defining a monolingual dictionary in Japanese and Korean. Next, it selects words representing each concept after investigating the translation (English) of a modern Japanese-English dictionary and Korean-English dictionary. The translated words corresponding to those representing the concepts are extracted from some major early-modern bilingual dictionaries of Japanese and Korean. It, then, analyzes the aspect of changes from the late 19th century to the early 20th century by looking into the translations of those extracted (Japanese and Korean). Based on the above-mentioned research and analysis, it reveals significant developmental characteristics in translating the concept of ‘transportation’ and ‘circulation’ in East Asia.

In most cases, studies on the Zushoryō edition (圖書寮本 ) of Ruijū myōgi shō (類聚名義抄 ) has been centered on “source research”. They have been mainly about the exploration of the cited source manuscripts on the basis of which the editor’s intent and linguistic consciousness projected on them can be traced. The main target of such methodology is the definition of the Zushoryō edition of Ruijū myōgi shō because the source notes are clearly illustrated. However, it is difficult for the methodology to be applied to the entry because there are no clear clues such as source notes. Thus, if one needs to conduct his or her research on the entry, looking into source manuscripts only may not be sufficient. In order for such research to be worked out, it is necessary to find out the actual “relationship” between the definition(s) and the entry. I, in this research, focus primarily on the formality of the entry themselves. To start with, the entries under examination are confined to formal features with respect only to a plurality of letter proponents. And then, the entries are classified according to the criteria of the morphological feature and functional property, and simultaneously the amount and types of information are investigated. By means of examining how the entries and definitions respond to each other, I seek to clarify the substantial relationship between them. Resting upon such findings, I shall, in the final analysis, put forward an argument that there is a logical structure in Ruijū myōgi shō as a dictionary.

본 연구에서는 일본에서 중국 지명과 인명을 어떻게 표기하고 읽는지에 대해서 한자문명의 공통자산으로서 한자에 대한 인식을 중심으로 고찰한다. 먼저 일본어 안에는 음성언어가 한자를 중심으로 한 문자언어와 상호보완적인 의존관계에 있음을 확인한다. 그리고 한자가 일본어 안에서 시니피앙(signifiant)으로서 갖는 위상과 기능을 검토하고 그것이 중국 고유명사를 어떻게 적고 읽을 것인지를 결정하는 문제와 직결됨을 확인한다. 마지막으로 근대 이후 일본에서 중국의 인명과 지명을 어떻게 표기하였으며 그것은 어떻게 변화하였는가하는 역사적 경위를 살펴본다. 또한 동아시아 한자 문화권 안의 서로 다른 언어권 간에 지명과 인명을 차용할 때에 한자음을 취할 것인가 현지음을 취할 것인가라는 문제의 성질에 대해서도 고민해 본다.