South Korean standard language
The South Korean standard language or Pyojuneo is the South Korean standard version of the Korean language. It is based on the Seoul dialect, although various words are borrowed from other regional dialects. It uses the Korean alphabet, created in December 1443 CE by the Joseon-era king Sejong the Great. Unlike the North Korean standard language, the South Korean standard language includes many Sino-Korean words, as well as some from English and other European languages.History
When Korea was under Japanese rule, the use of the Korean language was regulated by the Japanese government. To counter the influence of the Japanese authorities, the began collecting dialect data from all over Korea and later created their own standard version of Korean,, with the release of their book Unification of Korean Spellings in 1933. On January 19, 1988, the Ministry of Education issued the Regulations of the Standard Language, Ministry of Education Announcement No. 88-2 to establish the modern standard Korean, it was later amended on March 28, 2017 via Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Announcement No. 2017-13.