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Perceived Characteristics of Grains during the Choseon Dynasty - A Study Applying Text Frequency Analysis Using the Choseonwangjoshilrok Data -

조선왕조실록 텍스트 빈도 분석을 통한 조선시대 곡물에 관한 인식 특성 고찰

  • Mi-Hye, Kim (Department of Food and Nutrition, The Research Institute for Basic Sciences, Hoseo University)
  • 김미혜 (호서대학교 생명보건대학 식품영양학과 및 기초과학연구소)
  • Received : 2023.01.17
  • Accepted : 2023.02.22
  • Published : 2023.02.28
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Abstract

This study applied the text frequency method to analyze the crops prevalent during the Chosunwangjoshilrok dynasty, and categorized the results by each king. Contemporary perception of grains was observed by examining the staple crop types. Staple species were examined using the word cloud and semantic network analysis. Totally, 101,842 types of crop consumption were recorded during the Chosunwangjoshilrok period. Of these, 51,337 (50.4%) were grains, 50,407 (49.5%) were beans, and 98 (0.1%) were seeds. Rice was the most frequently consumed grain (37.1%), followed by pii (11.9%), millet (11.3%), barley (4.5%), proso (0.8%), wheat (0.6%), buckwheat (0.1%), and adlay (0.05%). Grain chronological frequency in the Choseon dynasty was determined to be 15,520 cases in the 15th century (30.2%), 11,201 cases in the 18th century (21.8%), 9,421 cases in the 17th century (18.4%), 9,113 cases in the 16th century (17.8%), and 6,082 cases in the 19th century (11.8%). Interest in grain amongst the 27 kings of Choseon was evaluated based on the frequency of records. The 15th century King Sejong recorded the maximum interest with 13,363 cases (13.1%), followed by King Jungjo (8,501 cases in the 18th century; 8.4%), King Sungjong (7,776 cases in the 15th century; 7.6%).

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이 논문은 2022년도 호서대학교의 재원으로 학술연구비 지원을 받아 수행된 연구(2022-01910001)이며 이에 감사드립니다.

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