지리정보시스템(GIS)을 활용한 지명 어휘 데이터베이스의 한 모색

Place names for data base by utilizing GIS

This research is aimed at surveying the nature of indigenous place names in kang won do yongseo area by availing of GIS, based on the data collected drawing up a map, and resulting in establishing place name data of kang won do area. Place name is a proper noun created in relevance with human beings and lands their living space, and a lingual treasure characteristic of conservativeness and transmission. Place names such as valley, town, peak, rice field, wild field were made by the common thoughts of inhabitants residing in the specific area, generated, developed, and terminated or inherited in their lives. Consequently, in the place names remain the history and inherent culture of the specific area, archaic words and dialects as it was. Since Place name is a sub-unit constituting a language, place names in kangwondo are local words featuring the cultural identity of the area in kangwondo. In the aspect of Korean linguistics, the research of place names is dedicated to building up the fundamental structure as well as further paving the way to study vocabularies of Korean, and the history of Korean linguistics. This research is intended to present, materialize the system of place names in efforts to recognize the significance of place name and map, trace the origin and location informed by the natives and mark newly 0updated place name in the map. Accordingly this research is an achievement going one step beyond the existing ones. Analyzing the nature of place name through GIS, as the existing and the newly updated place name can be compared remarkably, facilitates the grasp of the characteristics. Especially, the process of drawing up detailed place name by utilizing GIS reveal the correlation of places and place names actually, the spread of language development, eventually cause to be efficient in building up database.