국어의 재건과 문학자의 임무

The Reconstruction of The national language and Literary Man"s Responsibility

&nbsp;&nbsp;There was strong effort to recover Korean language and Korean letters by the time Korea liberated. Liberation from the enforcement of using Japanese language, Hangeul got a chance to escape from Japanese language. Hangeul had a time to recovering its own communication. But the illiterate people were the biggest problem. Solving this problem was important mission for Korean.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;The literary men had responsibility to recovering the national language. A crusade against illiteracy and purification of the national language needed literary men&quot;s participation themselves. A process of reconstruction of the national language, the national language ideology occurred. The literary men believed that reconstruction of Korean is Korean&quot;s duty which given to them.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Thought about language nationalism was mentality basis of the national language reconstructing. The literary men were deeply related to reconstruction of the national language and creating literature, so it was important that they introspect themselves. Hangeul have ability about the Korean&quot;s communication, but also important medium of forming modern nation-state.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;Literary men&quot;s national language reconstructing was related to construction of nation. Each of the leftists and rightists announced national literature related to construction of country. To construction of national literature, erasing Japanophilism is essential. Purification of the national language is good example about erasing Japanophilism. Purification of the national language was the purpose of literary men. The left and right of a literary society had same object(construct national state with a unitary language), but they have not been reconciled.