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Hyunah Khoo
具賢娥, 구현아

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Hanyang University
Seoul, Republic of Korea

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hyunah1224 [at] hanyang.ac.kr

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#ChinesePhonology #HistoryOfChineseLanguageEducation #DigitalHumanities #ChineseFolklore

I am Hyunah Khoo, a researcher in Chinese historical phonology. My research focuses on Chinese rhyme books (yunshu), rhyme tables (yuntu), and character dictionaries compiled in China during the early modern and modern periods, as well as Chinese-language textbooks and dictionaries created by Korean, Japanese, and Western authors. I study the phonological features found in these materials from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives, and I have also been building databases that allow users to search the phonological information contained in them. Beyond this, I am interested in how East Asia was perceived in East Asian studies materials compiled by Westerners—such as travelogues, newspapers, and magazines—and how these perceptions are reflected in their work.

Education

Degree Major University Year
Ph.D. Chinese Philology
(Dissertation: A Specialized Study on the Phonology of Mandarin in the Ming and Qing Dynasties)		 Fudan University
(Shanghai, China)		 2012

2008
M.A. Chinese Language and Literature
(Dissertation: A Study on the Chinese Pronunciation System of the Gyujang Jeonun)		 Ewha Womans University
(Seoul, Korea)		 2008

2005
B.A. Chinese Language and Literature
Magna cum laude		 Ewha Womans University
(Seoul, Korea)		 2005

2001

Non-Degree Education

Academic Appointments

Publications

Books

  1. [ Forthcoming] Khoo, H., & Lee, O. ‘Manchu’ language in Korea’s Spoken Chinese Textbooks from the Japanese Colonization Era. In Korea as Other (eds. by Steve Choe & Sanghwan Seong), London: Routledge.
  2. Khoo, H. (2024). Digitally building Han-Dam-Gwan-Hwa and its modern translation. Youcrack.
  3. Khoo, H. (2024). Shifting Knowledge Power and East Asian Language Systems. Bogosa.
  4. Khoo, H. (2024). Asia in Age of Cultural convergence 1. Youcrack.
  5. Khoo, H. (2023). Know the Chinese language (to understand the relationship between Chinese and Chinese people). Sisa books.
  6. Khoo, H. (2023). Digitally Reviving the World of Modern Chinese: Modern Translation and Semantic Data Construction of a Joseon Dynasty Chinese textbook. Youcrack.
  7. Khoo, H. (2023). Chinese fairy tales by Herbert Allen Giles. Jungin Press.
  8. Jeong, Y., Choi, J., & Khoo, H. (2014). New style Chinese 2. Dongyang Books.
  9. Jeong, Y., Choi, J., & Khoo, H. (2013). New style Chinese 1. Dongyang Books.

Articles

  1. A Translation and Annotated Edition of the Preface and Introduction to Dictionary of the Foochow Dialect (1929). Journal of Chinese Language, Literature and Translation vol.59, 2026.07.
  2. Construction of a Phonological Search Database Based on Modern Chinese Language Textbooks and Character Dictionaries in Korea, China, and Japan. Chinese Literature vol.127, 2026.05.
  3. Cultural Translation and Knowledge Formation in Western-Compiled Korean, Chinese, and Japanese Folktale Collections. THE YON MIN HAK CHI vol.45, 2026.02.
  4. The Study on Herbert Giles’s Synoptical studies in the Chinese character. vol.114, 2025.11.
  5. Western Records of Chinese Proverbs in the Modern Era: At the Crossroads of Language Learning, Cultural Understanding, and Missionary Enterprise. Korea and Global Affairs vol.9-5, 2025.10.
  6. Changes in the Han’gŭl Annotations in Chinese Textbooks of Korea: From the Chosŏn Dynasty to the Japanese Colonization Era. Bulletin of Chinese Linguistics 18(1), Ainosco Press, 2025.09. https://doi.org/10.30184/BCL.202506_18(1).0004
  7. A Study of Ms. Arnold Foster’s An English and Chinese pocket dictionary, in the Mandarin dialect (1893): Focusing on the Format and Phonological System. Chinese Studies vol.91, 2025.06.
  8. How did Westerners in China introduce China to the Western world?: On the authors, publisher, and illustrator of the storybooks. Korea and World Review vol.7(5), 2025.03.
  9. The structure and characteristics of Chinese cultural experience accounts written by Westerners in Modern China. The Journal of Asian Culture Studies vol.3, 2024.12.
  10. A Study on the Digitalization Process of Han-Dam-Gwan-Hwa (漢談官話) and Transfer Processing of its Variant Characters. CHINESE LITERATURE vol.120, 2024.08.
  11. A Study of Hangeul description and Recognition of Standard Pronunciation in Chinese textbooks from the Japanese Colonial Period. The Review of Korean Studies in Taiwan vol.2, 2024.08.
  12. Learning Chinese through translations of Westerners’ literature in Walter Hillier’s The Chinese language and how to do learn it. The East Asian Ancient Studies vol.74, 2024.06.
  13. Perceptions of Knowledge Circulation in Modern East Asia and the Phonological System of Peking Mandarin Through Chinese Textbooks. Journal of Chinese Language and Literature vol.95, 2024.04.
  14. A Study on the Characteristics of Han-dam-guan-hwa (漢談官話) through Comparison with Classificatory Glossaries in the Late Joseon Dynasty. Chinese Studies vol.86, 2024.03.
  15. Guido Vitale’s folkloristic research and the characteristics of the Peking dialect in Pekinese rhymes. DONGAINMUNHAK vol.66, 2024.03.
  16. The Representation of Chinese Images in Guido Vitale’s Jest Book Chinese Merry Tales. THE YON MIN HAK CHI vol.41, 2024.02.
  17. Robert Thom’s perception of Peking Mandarin, an interpreter who navigated the southeastern seas of China. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences vol.24(4), 2023.11.
  18. Records of Chinese Cultural Experience for Missionary Work: A study on Tales from the Middle Kingdom (1923). Journal of North-east Asian Cultures vol.1(76), 2023.09.
  19. On the translation of Thomas Wade 『語言自邇集』 TONE EXERCISES of 『亞細亞言語集』 「平仄編」 and Its transcription in Japanese Chinese Dictionaries. The CHUNG KUK HAK PO vol.105, 2023.08.
  20. Chinese cultural writings on children’s titles compiled by Western missionaries in the modern period: focused on Tufts and Tails; or Walks and Talks with Chinese Children. DONGAINMUNHAK vol.63, 2023.06.
  21. Chinese Children’s Lives as seen by Western Missionary in 19th Century: A Study on Mary Bryson Child life in China. The Journal of Humanities and Social science vol.14(3), 2023.06.
  22. Missionary Work and knowledge production through Storytelling: A Study on Chinese stories for boys and girls. The Journal of Humanities and Social science vol.14(2), 2023.04.
  23. Westerners’ Understanding of Chinese Culture in the Early Modern Period as Reflected in Herbert Allen Giles’s Chinese Fairy Tales (1911). THE YON MIN HAK CHI vol.39, 2023.02.
  24. A Study on methods of Data Collection and application for Optical Character Recognition of Chinese Character in ancient book. The Journal of Study on Language and Culture of Korea and China vol.65, 2022.08.
  25. A Study on the Construction of Semantic Data for Sounds and Vocabulary in Chinese Textbooks from the Joseon Dynasty. The CHUNG KUK HAK PO vol.101, 2022.08.
  26. A Study on the Compilation and Phonological Systems of A Syllabic Dictionary of the Chinese Language (漢英韻府). CHINESE LITERATURE vol.112, 2022.08.
  27. A Study on Aspect of Transmission of Entering Tones with Open Syllables in Dongguk Jeongwun (東國正韻). Journal of Chinese Language and Literature vol.110, 2022.07.
  28. A Study on Hanilseonmanshin Dictionary by Lee Myung-chil in the Japanese colonial era: Focusing on its character and Chinese sound. Cross-Cultural Studies vol.66, 2022.06.
  29. A Study on the Influence of Chinese textbooks by Japanese on Chinese textbooks published in the Japanese Colonial era: focused on Pingzebian. DONGAINMUNHAK vol.59, 2022.06.
  30. A Study on multiple sound of entering tones with open syllables in Dongguk jeongun. The Journal of Humanities and Social science vol.23(2), 2022.05.
  31. A Study on Database Construction of Chinese Textbooks in Chosun Dynasty. Chinese Studies vol.78, 2022.03.
  32. The Translation of the Preface of Yü-yen Tzŭ-êrh Chi (語言自邇集) (the first edition). The Journal of Chinese Language, Literature and Translation vol.50, 2022.01.
  33. A Study on tonal variation in Peking dialect textbook of late Qing dynasty. DONGAINMUNHAK vol.57, 2021.12.
  34. A Study on English interpreted Chinese textbooks titled Peking Dialect in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences vol.22(4), 2021.11.
  35. The Translation of the Preface of the Second Edition of Yü-yen Tzŭ-êrh Chi (語言自邇集) (the second edition). The Journal of Chinese Language, Literature and Translation vol.49, 2021.07.
  36. A Comparative Study of Phonological system in Thomas Wade’s Chinese Textbooks The Hsin Ching Lu and A progressive course designed to assist the student of colloquial Chinese as spoken in the capital and the metropolitan department. DONGAINMUNHAK vol.55, 2021.06.
  37. The Phonological System of the Mid-19th-Century Peking Dialect in The Hsin ching lu by Thomas Wade. Cross-Cultural Studies vol.61, 2020.12.
  38. A study of phonological system and basic dialect on A Mandarin Primer. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences vol.75, 2020.08.
  39. A Study on the Phonetic Changes of the Particles ‘的’, ‘呢’, ‘了’, and ‘着’ in Early 20th-Century Chinese Textbooks. The Journal of Sinology vol.66, 2020.06.
  40. A study on Wade’s system in textbook of Peking Dialect in Late Qing Dynasty. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences vol.21(1), 2020.02.
  41. A study on Calvin Mateer’s Chinese education and phonological features on A course of mandarin Lessons, based on idiom. The Journal of Sinology vol.63, 2019.09.
  42. A study on feature of ‘Zhongzhouyin’, ‘Beiyin’ and influence of Wu dialect in Zhongzhou yinyun jiyao. The journal of Chinese language and literature vol.67, 2019.06.
  43. A study on phonological feature of Wunbeopjikdo in Wunhakbonwon in Yisushinpyeon of volume 20 by yoon-suk Hwang. The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences vol.71, 2019.05.
  44. A study on reference of Zhongyuan yinyun in Yunqie zhigui. Korea Journal of Chinese Linguistics vol.81, 2019.04.
  45. A comparative study of phonological systems between Zhongyuan yayin and Zhongyuan yinyun. JOURNAL OF CHINESE HUMANITIES vol.71, 2019.04.
  46. A study on entering tone characters of Yuansheng yunxue dacheng. The journal of Chinese language and literature vol.65, 2018.12.
  47. A study on rhyme system of hwadong jeongeum tongseok wungo and Its relation of Beijing Dialect. JOURNAL OF CHINESE HUMANITIES vol.69, 2018.08.
  48. A Study on the Basic Mandarin Dialect Reflected in Joseon Dynasty Rhyme Books through the Analysis of Entering-Tone Finals. The journal of Chinese language and literature vol.62, 2018.03.
  49. A Study on the Phonological Changes in Entering-Tone Finals in the Peking Dialect of the Late Qing and Early Republican Period. The journal of chinese language and literature vol.59, 2017.06.
  50. A Study on the Basic Phonological Systems in Chinese Textbooks from the Late Qing and Early Republican Period: Focusing on the English-Chinese Dictionary of the Standard Chinese Spoken Language, Guanhua Cuizhen, Zhina Sisheng Zidian, and Zhina Shengyin Zihui. JOURNAL OF CHINESE STUDIES vol.55, 2017.03.
  51. A study on phonological system of the Late Qing period reflected in Zhengyin qieyun zhinang. The Journal of Chinese Language & Literature vol.51, 2015.06.
  52. A study on development of general Chinese textbook for art and sports major students-focused on Y university case. JOURNAL OF CHINESE HUMANITIES vol.59, 2015.04.
  53. A study on phonological system and basic dialect in A GRAMMAR OF THE CHINESE COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE COMMONLY CALLED THE MANDARIN DIALECT. Korea Journal of Chinese Linguistics vol.51, 2014.04.
  54. A study on opposition of Kaikou (開口) and Hekou (合口) of Labial words in Early modern Chinese. The journal of Chinese language and literature vol.43, 2013.06.
  55. Recognition of Phonology between Choi Seok-Jung and Hwang Yoon-Seok during Joseon Dynasty. Korea Journal of Chinese Linguistics vol.45, 2013.04.
  56. Chinese originated words of -s final in Korean. Academic Journal of Jinyang, 2012.12.
  57. A study on third tone sandhi of Fanyi Laoqida and Fanyi Piaotongshi. Theory Horizon, 2010.10.
  58. A study on polyphonic character in 『Xunmengzihui』. Academic Journal of Jinyang, 2010.08.
  59. Palatalization of Jian (見) group and y reflected in Chinese Textbooks of Joseon Dynasty. JOURNAL OF NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY (Philosophy and Social Sciences), 2010.06.

Datasets and Models

  1. Asian Languages DB
    • Asian Languages DB: Khoo, H. A search database for phonological information in Chinese-language textbooks and dictionaries compiled in Korea, China, and Japan [Database]. https://www.asialang.org
  2. SINOLOGY
    • SINOLOGY: Khoo, H., Shin, W., & Roh, H. A search database for phonological information in Chinese-language textbooks and dictionaries compiled by Westerners [Database]. https://sinologie.mycafe24.com

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