Sociolinguistic Futures Between the UK and South Korea

Sociolinguistic Futures between the UK and South Korea is a UKRI-funded network based at the University of 91ֱ��. The goal of the network is to promote research, teaching, and public awareness around the sociolinguistics of the Korean language. The project ran from 2021-2023.

Introduction to Korean Sociolinguistics video

What is Korean Sociolinguistics? An animated introduction

What is Korean Sociolinguistics? This video introduces the sociolinguistics of Korean and describes the work of the network. It was produced in collaboration with SciAni.

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Korean Language Futures Conference

The network's main in-person conference Korean Language Futures took place in 91ֱ�� and online June 29-30, 2023. Click the link to see a record of papers from the conference.

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News

Picture of neighborhood in Busan Korea — Busan Korea gamcheon village

31 January 2024

Sojin Yu awarded Leverhulme to study bilingualism

A photo of someone reaching for a book in the library

26 October 2023

Junehui Ahn publishes new monograph on Korean children

Network partner Professor Junehui Ahn has published a new monograph with Rutgers University Press.

26 October 2023

Korean Sociolinguistics Paper wins 2023 Skillend Prize

91ֱ�� Korean Studies student Polly Harley's dissertation on Korean sociolinguistics wins the prize for best undergraduate paper in Korean Studies in the UK.