Scripta 2012

 

Interactions of Writing Systems

 

 

Date: October 7th-10th, 2011

Venue: Sinyang Humanities Hall, Seoul National University, Korea

 

 

Day 1 (October 8, Monday)

18:00 Welcome Reception (Hoam Faculty House)

Day 2 (October 9, Tuesday)

09:10-09:30 Registration

09:30-09:40 OPENING CEREMONY

Moderator: PARK See-Gyoon (Kunsan Nat'l Univ.)

Welcome Address: LEE Seung-jae (President, the Hunmin jeongeum Society)

Congratulatory Address: OH Yeon-Cheon (President, SNU)

 
 

PART 1

09:40-11:10

Moderator: JUN Youngchul (Seoul National Univ., KOREA)

On Alphabetical ordering: Some principles and problems

　 Richard SALOMON (University of Washington, U.S.A.)

　 [Discussion: SONG Ki-joong] (Seoul National Univ., KOREA)]

The spirit of alphabet and monotheism

　 BAE Chulhyun (Seoul National University, KOREA)　

　 [Discussion: YOO YoonJong (Pyeongtaek Univ., KOREA)]

 

11:10-11:30 Coffee Break

 
11:30-13:00

Moderator: Marc DUVAL (Seoul National Univ., KOREA)

The cultural transmission of scripts in Africa: The idea versus the system of writing

　 Alex de VOOGT (American Museum of Natural History, New York, U.S.A.)

　 [Discussion: YANG Chul-Joon (Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies, KOREA)]

The interdependence of writing material and scribe’s posture as reflected in calligraphic shift and historical script development in 1st millennium

BC Northwest Semitic alphabets

　 Reinhard G. LEHMANN (Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany)

　 [Discussion: AHN Jaewon (Seoul National Univ., KOREA)]

 

13:00-15:00 Lunch (Jahayeon)

 

PART 2

 

15:00-16:30

Moderator: SONG Jae-mog (Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies, KOREA)

On the origin of the Glagolitic script

　 JUNG Hakyung (Seoul National University, KOREA)　

　 [Discussion: CHOI Sung-ho (Chungbuk National Univ., KOREA)]

Andean Khipu and Spanish alphabet: Interdependence and opacity

　 Frank SALOMON (University of Wisconsin-Madison, U.S.A.)　

　 [Discussion: LEE Jae Hak (Korea University, KOREA)]

 

16:30-16:50 Coffee Break

 

16:50-18:20

Moderator: JUN Jongho (Seoul National University, KOREA)

Can a logographic script be simplified and remain logographic? The example of 20th century Chinese writing reform

　 Zev HANDEL (University of Washington, U.S.A.)　

　 [Discussion: JEON Kwangjin (Sungkyunkwan Univ., KOREA)

A different interpretation of the preface to Hunmin Jeongeum by King Sejong

　 LEE Hyeon-hie & LEE Soo Yeon (Seoul National University, KOREA)

　 [Discussion: LEE Sang Hyeok (Hansung Univ., KOREA)]

 

18:30-20:30 Reception (Circular Room, Faculty Club)　

 
Day 3 (October 10, Wednesday - October 11, Thursday)

Academic Tour to Gyeongju City