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 Sheffield. 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 Sheffield and online June 29-30, 2023. Click the link to see a record of papers from the conference. 

 

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Researcher Map

Discover researchers in the UK
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Regional events

The network supports local research clusters
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Learning Resources

Learn more about Korean Sociolinguistics

News

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Busan Korea gamcheon village

Sojin Yu awarded Leverhulme to study bilingualism

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Junehui Ahn publishes new monograph on Korean children

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

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Korean Sociolinguistics Paper wins 2023 Skillend Prize

Sheffield Korean Studies student Polly Harley's dissertation on Korean sociolinguistics wins the prize for best undergraduate paper in Korean Studies in the UK.
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Sheffield and HUFS sign MOU to share research