Iksop Lee
Iksop Lee | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1938 (age 87–88) |
| Citizenship | South Korea |
| Education | Seoul National University (BA, PhD) |
| Occupation | Linguist |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이익섭 |
| Hanja | 李翊燮 [1] |
| RR | I Ikseop |
| MR | I Iksŏp |
Iksop Lee[a] (Korean: 이익섭; born 1938[2]) is a South Korean linguist.
Biography
Lee was born in 1938 in Gangneung, Korea, Empire of Japan.[2][1] He received his Bachelor of Arts from the Department of Korean Language and Literature of Seoul National University (SNU). He received his PhD in literature from there as well. From 1963 to 1969, he was an assistant professor at Jeonbuk National University. From 1969 to 2003, he was a professor at the Department of Kroean Language and Literature at SNU.[1] He retired that year, although he continued researching and publishing.[3]
He was a visiting scholar at the Harvard–Yenching Institute from 1976 to 1977 and at University of Maryland, College Park in 1996.[1]
From 1996 to 1997, he served as the president of the Korean Language Society. From 1997 to 1999, he served as director of the National Institute of Korean Language.[1]
In 2011, he began compiling a dictionary of the dialect in Gangneung. He published the Gangneung Dialect Materials Dictionary (강릉방언 자료사전) in 2022.[2][4]
Notes
- ^ This spelling for his name comes from his 2000 book with S. Robert Ramsey, The Korean Language.
References
- ^ a b c d e "이익섭" [Iksop Lee]. 민음사 출판 그룹 (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ a b c 박상현 (2022-04-03). "원로 국어학자 10년 연구 결실…'강릉방언 자료사전' 출간". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ 김지혜 (2008-03-31). 사투리로 ‘지도’ 만들다. Sisa Journal (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-11-08.
- ^ 잊혀가던 강릉방언을 사전에 담아 널리 알리다: 이익섭 서울대 명예교수. 한박웃음 (in Korean). No. 129. National Hangeul Museum. May 2024.