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impressionofanameis“identity,”sinceanameisusedtopresentyourselfandhowothersseeyou.Everynamehasanidentity,
andsuchmeaningsincludethehistoryandculturefromthestart.
Shin Young-hwan (ELLT ’23): A country’s name generally includes the value and the symbolic significance of the residing
people.Anameisanoutputthatresultedfromit.Ialsothinkthatasameansofdescribinganexpressionandimplication,aname
actsasamediumtoconveyinformation.Asanexample,“Jeo”ofJeotgarak(chopstick)means“topickup”andrepresentstheuse
ofJeotgarakforpickingupfood.Likewise,namesarearepresentationoftheuseofanentity.
Keisuke (KFL ’23): Like how Turkiye changed its country name, names are what people commonly share. Changing a name
affectsotherpeoplewhocomeincontactwithit,forexamplethepeopleintheworld.MentioningTurkiyeatthismoment,herein
SouthKorea,impliestheinfluenceofaname.
TheArgus:Let’sexamineasituationthatisanallegoryofhowA,B,andCcharacterseachrepresenttheSouth
Korea, Japan, and the U.S. name Dokdo. A owns a lemon doll and names it “Lemon.” Then B spots the lemon
doll and states, “This is a lemon doll, but it looks like a ‘Lime.’ I’m going to call it ‘Lime’ from now on.” C, who
was with B, adds, “Right, its name is ‘Lime.’” In this situation, what is right to call this lemon doll? What would
bethestanceandemotionsofA,B,andC?
Julia:Theoriginalnameofthedoll,“Lemon,”wouldbetherightwaytocallthedoll.BandCdonotownthedollbutchangethe
nameto“Lime,”andIfeelliketheyareforcingtochangethenameofthedoll.Idon’tthinkthatitwillsitwellwithA.IfBand
Cdidnotknowthedoll’snamewas“Lemon”atfirst,itwouldbeokaytocallitinadifferentwayjustonce,butaftertheywere
educated,iftheykeptcallingit“Lime,”itwouldn’tbeokay,andIwouldn’trespectit.Oncetheyareeducatedaboutit,theyshould
correctit.
Maya:Ialsothinkthatthedollshouldbenamed“Lemon,”becauseitbelongstoAwhonamedit.Awould’vefeltdisappointed
sincesomeoneelsehadsuddenlyappearedtochangethenamebecauseBfeltentitledtodoso.BandCgivingtheirinputinthis
situationisnotreallyneeded.
Shin Young-hwan: When thinking about the situation, B and C have no evident reasoning and should accept the way A named
thedoll.ThatisbecauseAnamedthelemondoll“Lemon”basedonA’ssenseofvalues.A,theownerofthelemondollcallingit
“Lemon,”would’vefeltfrustratedandoffendedbyBandCnamingit“Lime.”
Keisuke: I understand the reason why B and C named the lemon doll “Lime.” However, I think it is necessary to accept and
respectthesituationinwhichAnamedit“Lemon.”Also,whenconsideringA’sposition,Iwanttoprotest,thinkingthatIcannot
acceptBandCcallingthenamesdifferentlyandask,“Whydon’tyouguysseethisdollasalemon?”
The Argus: Please check your Google or Apple Maps to see how Dokdo is named. The Japanese government
calls Dokdo “Takeshima Island” and the U.S. Major League Baseball website transcribes Dokdo as “Liancourt
Rock.”Inthisway,Dokdoiscalleddifferently,andtheMinistryofForeignAffairsofSouthKoreamadeanofficial
request for correction on names transcribed in a way that are not Dokdo. Given this situation, what cultural
backgrounddoesthenamecontain?
Julia:Whenpurveyingthemap,thereisonlyUlleungIslandandthereisnonamefortheislandnexttoit,butnowknowingthat
theisland’snameis“Dokdo,”IthinkithastheKoreantraditionalvaluesandidentityinitbecauseDokdoisaKoreanword.Tome,
thelanguageofthenameaffectshowIperceiveit,butwhenhearingthename“TakeshimaIsland,”IhavetheimpressionofJapan
sinceitisinJapanese.Sincetheisland’snamehasbeen“Dokdo”longerthanitwascalled“TakeshimaIsland,”thelanguagethat
namestheislandincludesKoreanhistoryandtradition.
Maya: On my phone, the island is named “Dokdo” on Google Maps. When looking into how Dokdo is named as Takeshima
Island, it feels as if the original meaning is taken away. The meanings of a name are important because there are cultural,
historical,traditional,andnationalidentitiesandvalueswithinit.DokdoisatypeofarepresentationandasymbolofwhatSouth
Koreaanditspeopleputvaluein.
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impressionofanameis“identity,”sinceanameisusedtopresentyourselfandhowothersseeyou.Everynamehasanidentity,
andsuchmeaningsincludethehistoryandculturefromthestart.
Shin Young-hwan (ELLT ’23): A country’s name generally includes the value and the symbolic significance of the residing
people.Anameisanoutputthatresultedfromit.Ialsothinkthatasameansofdescribinganexpressionandimplication,aname
actsasamediumtoconveyinformation.Asanexample,“Jeo”ofJeotgarak(chopstick)means“topickup”andrepresentstheuse
ofJeotgarakforpickingupfood.Likewise,namesarearepresentationoftheuseofanentity.
Keisuke (KFL ’23): Like how Turkiye changed its country name, names are what people commonly share. Changing a name
affectsotherpeoplewhocomeincontactwithit,forexamplethepeopleintheworld.MentioningTurkiyeatthismoment,herein
SouthKorea,impliestheinfluenceofaname.
TheArgus:Let’sexamineasituationthatisanallegoryofhowA,B,andCcharacterseachrepresenttheSouth
Korea, Japan, and the U.S. name Dokdo. A owns a lemon doll and names it “Lemon.” Then B spots the lemon
doll and states, “This is a lemon doll, but it looks like a ‘Lime.’ I’m going to call it ‘Lime’ from now on.” C, who
was with B, adds, “Right, its name is ‘Lime.’” In this situation, what is right to call this lemon doll? What would
bethestanceandemotionsofA,B,andC?
Julia:Theoriginalnameofthedoll,“Lemon,”wouldbetherightwaytocallthedoll.BandCdonotownthedollbutchangethe
nameto“Lime,”andIfeelliketheyareforcingtochangethenameofthedoll.Idon’tthinkthatitwillsitwellwithA.IfBand
Cdidnotknowthedoll’snamewas“Lemon”atfirst,itwouldbeokaytocallitinadifferentwayjustonce,butaftertheywere
educated,iftheykeptcallingit“Lime,”itwouldn’tbeokay,andIwouldn’trespectit.Oncetheyareeducatedaboutit,theyshould
correctit.
Maya:Ialsothinkthatthedollshouldbenamed“Lemon,”becauseitbelongstoAwhonamedit.Awould’vefeltdisappointed
sincesomeoneelsehadsuddenlyappearedtochangethenamebecauseBfeltentitledtodoso.BandCgivingtheirinputinthis
situationisnotreallyneeded.
Shin Young-hwan: When thinking about the situation, B and C have no evident reasoning and should accept the way A named
thedoll.ThatisbecauseAnamedthelemondoll“Lemon”basedonA’ssenseofvalues.A,theownerofthelemondollcallingit
“Lemon,”would’vefeltfrustratedandoffendedbyBandCnamingit“Lime.”
Keisuke: I understand the reason why B and C named the lemon doll “Lime.” However, I think it is necessary to accept and
respectthesituationinwhichAnamedit“Lemon.”Also,whenconsideringA’sposition,Iwanttoprotest,thinkingthatIcannot
acceptBandCcallingthenamesdifferentlyandask,“Whydon’tyouguysseethisdollasalemon?”
The Argus: Please check your Google or Apple Maps to see how Dokdo is named. The Japanese government
calls Dokdo “Takeshima Island” and the U.S. Major League Baseball website transcribes Dokdo as “Liancourt
Rock.”Inthisway,Dokdoiscalleddifferently,andtheMinistryofForeignAffairsofSouthKoreamadeanofficial
request for correction on names transcribed in a way that are not Dokdo. Given this situation, what cultural
backgrounddoesthenamecontain?
Julia:Whenpurveyingthemap,thereisonlyUlleungIslandandthereisnonamefortheislandnexttoit,butnowknowingthat
theisland’snameis“Dokdo,”IthinkithastheKoreantraditionalvaluesandidentityinitbecauseDokdoisaKoreanword.Tome,
thelanguageofthenameaffectshowIperceiveit,butwhenhearingthename“TakeshimaIsland,”IhavetheimpressionofJapan
sinceitisinJapanese.Sincetheisland’snamehasbeen“Dokdo”longerthanitwascalled“TakeshimaIsland,”thelanguagethat
namestheislandincludesKoreanhistoryandtradition.
Maya: On my phone, the island is named “Dokdo” on Google Maps. When looking into how Dokdo is named as Takeshima
Island, it feels as if the original meaning is taken away. The meanings of a name are important because there are cultural,
historical,traditional,andnationalidentitiesandvalueswithinit.DokdoisatypeofarepresentationandasymbolofwhatSouth
Koreaanditspeopleputvaluein.
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