‘쉬운 일본어’와 다문화공생을 위한 ‘쉬운 한국어’의 가능성

Abstract

Japan has been making efforts towards a multicultural symbiosis society for a Abstract ― Among the East Asian countries, Japan has been making efforts towards a multicultural symbiosis in its society for a relatively long period. The language of multicultural symbiosis has long been used in Japanese society. However, it does not necessarily mean that multicultural symbiosis has become familiar to most people. This is especially relevant in the daily life of its residents. Multicultural symbiosis still remains in the hands of a very limited number of experts. As a way of communicating in a multicultural society in Japan, the concept of “friendly Japanese” attracts attention. In the case of South Korea, the linguistic support for foreign residents is focused on Korean language education and it can be said that the multi󰠏factor correspondence level is still inadequate. As multiculturalization progresses, it is very important for native speakers and Japanese󰠏native speakers to work towards understanding each other and to smoothly communicate as soon as possible. This is necessary in order to achieve a truly multicultural symbiosis. This research focuses on “Easy Japanese” in the linguistic aspects of the Japanese multicultural symbiosis, and how it relates to the aspect of providing information for foreigners living in Korea. Korea is rapidly becoming a multicultural society and so “Easy Korean” was introduced. This was based on a production of using gentle Korean public languages, thereby friendly Korean was proposed. There is a real possibility that it will become a new model of communication in Korean society, which is further becoming more multicultural in its future. Through living in the same area, people will begin to learn to understand each other without perfect communication or discriminating against others ethnicity, race, nationality, gender, language “ability” etc. In order to become a society that can grow together, it is required that the accepting side firstly and consciously opens a heart to communicate. Such a posture will be indispensable for a multicultural symbiosis society to prosper.