Tag: 사이시옷

  • Korean 사잇소리 현상 and 사이시옷

    Korean 사잇소리 현상 and 사이시옷

    Introduction In Korean compound nouns, the sound at the boundary often changes. This is called 사잇소리 현상. The important point is that the ㅅ (사이시옷) in spelling does not create the sound; it is only a way to represent part of this phenomenon in writing. The sound change itself happens naturally to make words easier…