Abstract

Korean linguistic research on vocabulary written as Korean old vernacular included in Mulmyeonggo(物名攷) has focused on revealing phonological and morphological characteristics and listing vocabulary from an internal aspect of the language. However, it is difficult to adequately show how this approach differs from other related materials in presenting vocabulary written as Korean old vernacular in Mulmyeonggo. Accordingly, in this paper, we considered the characteristics of vocabulary written as Korean old vernacular in Mulmyeonggo to reveal how it differs from other related materials. As a result of my research, Mulmyeonggo presents vocabulary written as Korean old vernacular based on thorough historical research; this explains the process of argument through criticism and presentation of evidence for vocabulary written as Korean old vernacular included in the existing lexicon and the presentation of new alternatives or tasks, which is apparent in the author’s own views(按語). Regarding distribution, vocabulary written as Korean old vernacular is presented in a very detailed manner, including both high-level entries and individual hyponyms. It is also presented for synonyms. These characteristics related to distribution also affected the features related to the number of vocabulary items. As a result, when examined by category, Mulmyeonggo was characterized by having the most vocabulary written as Korean old vernacular.