Professor Park Yooncheol of Kyungnam University Publishes Paper in Leading Latin American Journal 'Onomazein'

Introduction to the Honorific System in Korean as Seen in Buddhist Scripture Translations and the Translation of Honorific Terms

Park Yuncheol, a professor in the Department of English Education at Kyungnam University, recently published a paper in the renowned international academic journal 'Onomazein journal,' which is indexed in A&HCI.

Professor Yunchul Park of Gyeongnam National University and journal cover.

This journal is a leading academic publication representing Latin America. Professor Park's paper, after overcoming fierce competition and being accepted for publication in December 2020, was finally published in the journal in May this year, three years and four months later.

The paper, titled 'Explicitation and Honorifics in the Buddhist scripture translation,' introduces the system of honorifics in the Korean language as found in Buddhist scripture translations and presents research findings on the direction of translating honorific expressions.

Meanwhile, Professor Park was selected for the Sejong Book Award in the academic category in 2021 for his work on Buddhist scripture translation, and to date has published numerous papers in international journals such as A&HCI, SSCI, and SCOPUS.

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