Abstract
In this study I attempted to investigate the phonological phenomena of modern Sino-Korean words originated from Hanmun and establish its principles. I selected the annotations of the Four Books by Zhu Xi as research materials. I discussed the necessity and legitimacy of classification based on the writing style of Sino-Korean words, and conducted a comprehensive review of the overall phonological phenomenon and lexical analysis. As a result, 1) the driving force behind ‘regressive lateralization, ㄹnasalization, and ㄹinitial law’ is the distribution constraint of the [ɾ], which is also present in native words. 2) Glottalization after ㄹ, Saitsori and ㄴinsertion are all additional phenomena of [ˀ]. 3) Saitsori of Sino-Korean words is a complex phenomenon involving writing style, morphology, phonetics, and phonology. The pronunciation relating ‘-性, -的, 沒-' also showed a difference between basic and upper-class Sino-Korean words. It is possible to use the pronunciation of the ㄴinsertion as long as the phonological conditions are satisfied, regardless of the stylistic or morphological conditions. In this respect, it is judged that the two phenomena have been applied retrospectively starting from the upper Sino-Korean words. 4) In principle base Sino-Korean words are two-syllable words, three-syllable words accounted for only 1.26%.
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