Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
What’s in a name? The national and linguistic identity of South and North Korea.
What happens to the community/heritage language of Koreans living their dream of a laid-back lifestyle in small beachside and outback towns?
Since the two Koreas have been divided, significant differences in the Korean language have developed in the North and South.
Linguistic nationalism is a feature of South Korean society but that’s not resulting in investment in promoting the Korean language.
South Korean children with a parent from a Southeast Asian nation are labelled ‘multicultural’ – a categorisation that subjects them to discrimination.
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