시조의 명칭과 전망에 관한 계보적 고찰

A Genealogical Study on the Sijo's Term and Prospect

The contents and purposes of this study are following; At first, the historical process of using 'Sijo' as a term of genre was examined. Lyrics associated with Sijo-song were sung to the varies musical tunes since the late Koryo dynasty, and Sijo melody was originated around the reign of king Youngjo's era musical. The Sijo, the term itself means one aspect of melody with the words of a song. Next, the method of progressive succession of Sijo ganre was found in the 3 Jang concept of formality, based on its modern meanings. This study said that If 3 Jang form is used as a smallest unit of the text construction, the cohesion and completion of the meaning can be expressed.