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Inadmissible
Namesfor
ByKimJi-hyang
StaffReporterofCultureSection
s of 2019, 26 countries’ Google Maps named Dokdo as “Liancourt Rocks,” and Japan’s Apple Map named it
as “Takeshima Island.” Giving Dokdo another name is an undeniable error. According to “East Sea and Dokdo
TranscriptionErrorCorrectionAchievement,”fromtheKoreaCultureandInformationServicein2022,thecorrection
ratio halted at 20 percent for a totalization of 3048 error cases. Why is it important to correctly transcribe Dokdo? Language
acceptsandtransmitsculture,composingpeople’sthoughts.Correctinganerrorisimportantbecauseifanerrorinnamingtakes
roots in an individual’s thinking, it could cause an erroneous awareness of Dokdo. The Argus hopes to discover the value and
importanceinreferringto“Dokdo”correctlybylisteningtostudentsfromdiversebackgroundsandwouldliketoinformreaders
oftheimportanceofcallingitbytherightname.
The Argus: Before looking into Dokdo’s case, let’s talk about a recent name change in Turkiye. In 2022, the
Erdogan administration tweaked the country name from “Turkey” to “Turkiye.” The reasoning was due to
Turkey’s definition as a “type of a bird” degrading the image of the country. Then as part of the rebranding
process,whatwouldbethemeaningandimportanceofaname?
Julia (Exchange student): To me, a name is the first impression. For example, when you meet someone, their name is the first
thing you know about them. Turkey’s new name of Turkiye also imparts a first impression of the country. Since “Turkiye” is a
Turkishword,IfeellikeitrepresentsthetraditionalsignificanceandthevaluesthattheTurkishpeopleprioritize.
Maya (Exchange student): As for the new name, Turkiye, it feels more official because it is in the Turkish language. My
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www.theargus.org
Inadmissible
Namesfor
ByKimJi-hyang
StaffReporterofCultureSection
s of 2019, 26 countries’ Google Maps named Dokdo as “Liancourt Rocks,” and Japan’s Apple Map named it
as “Takeshima Island.” Giving Dokdo another name is an undeniable error. According to “East Sea and Dokdo
TranscriptionErrorCorrectionAchievement,”fromtheKoreaCultureandInformationServicein2022,thecorrection
ratio halted at 20 percent for a totalization of 3048 error cases. Why is it important to correctly transcribe Dokdo? Language
acceptsandtransmitsculture,composingpeople’sthoughts.Correctinganerrorisimportantbecauseifanerrorinnamingtakes
roots in an individual’s thinking, it could cause an erroneous awareness of Dokdo. The Argus hopes to discover the value and
importanceinreferringto“Dokdo”correctlybylisteningtostudentsfromdiversebackgroundsandwouldliketoinformreaders
oftheimportanceofcallingitbytherightname.
The Argus: Before looking into Dokdo’s case, let’s talk about a recent name change in Turkiye. In 2022, the
Erdogan administration tweaked the country name from “Turkey” to “Turkiye.” The reasoning was due to
Turkey’s definition as a “type of a bird” degrading the image of the country. Then as part of the rebranding
process,whatwouldbethemeaningandimportanceofaname?
Julia (Exchange student): To me, a name is the first impression. For example, when you meet someone, their name is the first
thing you know about them. Turkey’s new name of Turkiye also imparts a first impression of the country. Since “Turkiye” is a
Turkishword,IfeellikeitrepresentsthetraditionalsignificanceandthevaluesthattheTurkishpeopleprioritize.
Maya (Exchange student): As for the new name, Turkiye, it feels more official because it is in the Turkish language. My
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www.theargus.org
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