著者

松浦 章

出版者

関西大学東西学術研究所

雑誌

関西大学東西学術研究所紀要 (ISSN:02878151)

巻号頁・発行日

no.47, pp.57-69, 2014-04

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It was Chinese sailing ships that most extensively plied the waters of pre-modern East Asia, and such vessels were frequently shipwrecked on the shores of Joseon‑dynasty Korea, Tokugawa Japan, and the Ryukyu Kingdom. In many cases, the shipwrecked crews were able to converse with local rescuers only through the medium of writing, using the Chinese characters (kanji) commonly understood throughout the region. Records of many such written dialogues have been preserved in collections of historical documents from Joseon Korea and Tokugawa Japan. This paper explores the characteristic features observed in such dialogues, focusing primarily on records of written communications between the crews of shipwrecked Chinese sailing vessels and officials of Joseon Korea.