Ho-min Sohn[a] (Korean손호민; born 1933[2]) is a South Korean linguist.

Ho-min Sohn
Born1933 (age 91–92)
Education
Korean name
Hangul
손호민
RRSon Homin
MRSon Homin

Sohn was born in Suncheon, Zenranan Province, Korea, Empire of Japan. He graduated from Seoul National University (SNU) with a bachelor's degree in 1956 and a master's degree in linguistics in 1965. He graduated from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa (UH) with a Ph.D. in linguistics in 1969. He began teaching at UH in 1971. By 1980 he was a professor in the Department of East Asian Studies. He became the director of UH's Korean Studies Center in 2004.[3][4][2]

Sohn authored over twenty textbooks for the Korean language.[5]

He received a Presidential Citation from South Korea in 1997.[3] In 2011, he received the Korea Foundation Award, given by the Korea Foundation.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ "Ho-Min Sohn" is used in his 2001 book The Korean Language, but his university profile gives "Ho-min Sohn".[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Sohn, Ho-min". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  2. ^ a b "브라보_하와이 한국어 교육의 선구자, 손호민 교수의 끝나지 않은 연구". YTN (in Korean). 2025-05-03. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  3. ^ a b "손호민" [Ho-min Sohn, Ph. D.]. Korean American History Museum (in Korean). 2014-07-07. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  4. ^ 이재철 (2004-02-12). "美 하와이大 한국학센터 신임소장에 손호민교수". Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  5. ^ "손호민Ho-min Sohn". KU Press. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
  6. ^ "Professor Ho-min Sohn named recipient of Korea Foundation Award". University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2025-09-29.