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The Korean Association for the Study of English Language and Linguistics
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Korea Journal of English Language and Linguistics - Vol. 22, No. 0, pp.169-184
ISSN: 1598-1398 (Print) 2586-7474 (Online)
Print publication date 31 Jan 2022
Received 18 Jan 2022 Revised 22 Feb 2022 Accepted 27 Feb 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15738/kjell.22..202202.169

The Study of “Loanwords” in Elementary School English Textbooks based on the 2015 Revised National Curriculum

Jiyong Lee
Research Professor, Seoul National University, Tel: 02-880-6020 jiyonglee0123@gmail.com


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Abstract

As a preliminary attempt to define an authentic list of English source words for loanwords, this study investigated how frequently, widely, and evenly the 200 source words listed in the 2015 RNCE are used in elementary school English textbooks. For this purpose, a corpus was created based on 10 elementary school textbooks and their supplementary e-textbooks. Examination of the distributional properties of the 200 source words in the corpus revealed two findings. First, elementary school English textbooks are not homogeneous with respect to the frequency of these source words. Second, out of the 200 source words, 26 were identified as representative source words of elementary school English textbooks. The usage coefficient of these source words is equal to or greater than 96, their dispersion figure is greater than .60, and their corresponding loanwords are true cognates. This indicates that 26 source words can be useful resources for Korean elementary school students learning English.

Keywords:

2015 Revised National Curriculum of English, source word for loanword, elementary school English textbook, coefficient of usage

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