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| aquablue Senior Member United States Joined 6387 days ago 150 posts - 172 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 1 of 54 26 February 2010 at 10:07pm | IP Logged | ||
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Given the rapid development of S. Korea, the potential for a combined Korea that could potentially surpass Japan's GDP/capita in the next 20 years and total GDP by 2050 (according to Goldman Sachs), is Korean going to surpass Japanese as a language of choice for foreign learners?
I also add that Korea is experiencing a city building boom, skyscraper boom, a media exportation boom and a tourism boom. With the potential combined Korea having 70million+ speakers and the fall in Japan's population and potential economic stagnation, Korean could catch up to japanese in the future, no? If you were to choose, given the current and future status, which one of these languages would you choose? Which culture and country do you find the most interesting, beautiful, futuristic, economic potential, etc.? Thanks Aqua 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Delodephius Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member Yugoslavia Joined 5408 days ago 342 posts - 501 votes Speaks: Slovak*, Serbo-Croatian*, EnglishC1, Czech Studies: Russian, Japanese | Message 2 of 54 26 February 2010 at 11:31pm | IP Logged | ||
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I choose both. :-D
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| minus273 Triglot Senior Member France Joined 5770 days ago 288 posts - 346 votes Speaks: Mandarin*, EnglishC2, French Studies: Ancient Greek, Tibetan | Message 3 of 54 27 February 2010 at 12:42am | IP Logged | ||
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Dunno why, but Modern Korean literature seems to never attain the fame comparable as that of the Japanese. Maybe it has something to do with the intrinsic quality, maybe just some more of notability will do.
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| ChristopherB Triglot Senior Member New Zealand Joined 6321 days ago 851 posts - 1074 votes 2 sounds Speaks: English*, German, French | Message 4 of 54 27 February 2010 at 1:26am | IP Logged | ||
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I'm not entirely sure why, but I find Korean much more interesting than Japanese. I think it has to do with a combination of things, like it's relatively neglected status as a foreign language among Westerners (compared to Japanese) and the fact that, to me, it sounds more interesting than just about any other language I have heard.
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| aquablue Senior Member United States Joined 6387 days ago 150 posts - 172 votes Speaks: English* Studies: French, Mandarin | Message 5 of 54 27 February 2010 at 4:36am | IP Logged | ||
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Forget sound, language factors. I'm talking about language utility, Korea's development and economy, etc.. These are the issues i'm interested in, not the aesthetic or intellectual aspects of the language.
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| Volte Tetraglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6444 days ago 4474 posts - 6726 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto, German, Italian Studies: French, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 6 of 54 27 February 2010 at 5:14am | IP Logged | ||
Then you need a crystal ball, not an internet forum. Prognoses about the economic future of growing countries over more than a couple of decades are notoriously unreliable. If those are your main concerns, neither Japanese nor Korean is ideal for you. What is (if anything is) probably depends on what sectors you're interested in. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Captain Haddock Diglot Senior Member Japan kanjicabinet.tumblr. Joined 6773 days ago 2282 posts - 2814 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, Korean, Ancient Greek | Message 7 of 54 27 February 2010 at 5:29am | IP Logged | ||
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If you're going by trends and demographic factors, as your post implies, I would point out that South Korea's
population fertility rate is lower than Japan's, and almost the lowest in the world. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5427 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 8 of 54 27 February 2010 at 7:21am | IP Logged | ||
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I plan on learning South Korean, not because of any economical reasons or anything, just because it seems cool. It's the only Oriental language I want to learn because it has an alphabet, and because I'm interested in South Korea as a country.
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