A Study on the Methodology of Researches in Actual State of Korean Language Use

This study aims to consider what should be done in the research on actual state of Korean language use in terms of contents and methodology for the future language plan. The researches performed from 1996 to 2005 for the purpose of language planning have been collected and analyzed to know what contents were mainly examined by what kind of methods. As the result of examination and analysis, it was revealed that the researches on actual Korean language use have been focused more on the features of language than the awareness/attitude of language, the ability of language use, the language behaviour, or language life. In order to make desirable language plan, the research needs to be done to the extent that the actual Korean language life is explained to language planners based on the consciousness/ attitude of language and the language behaviour.이 연구는 한국학술진흥재단 2004년도 기초학문육성지원 인문사회분야 지원사업 중점연구분야 한국근현대연구 근현대 민족어문교육 기초연구(II)에 의하여 이루어졌음(KRF-2004-073-AM2033)