지명과 관사 사용의 함의: Ukraine 대 the Ukraine = Implications of Place Names and Definite Article Usage: ‘the Ukraine’ or ‘Ukraine’

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

This paper aims to explore how the definite article is used in English place names or country names through the examples of ‘the Ukraine’ and ‘Ukraine’. Since names are inherently definite, they don’t need to be accompanied by a definite article except for plurals (the Netherlands) and combinations with a nationality adjective (the Republic of Korea) or other descriptive forms (the United Kingdom). Then, why is Ukraine described as both ‘Ukraine’ and ‘the Ukraine, and what does each name imply? First, ‘the Ukraine’ gives the impression that Ukraine has an incomplete exterior boundary and is under relatively little human influence. Second, from the viewpoint of critical toponymy, ‘the Ukraine’ reminds us of the domination of Imperial Russia and the Soviet Union in the past. Therefore, the English name ‘the Ukraine’ can be understood as an indicator of denying Ukraine as an independent sovereign nation, acknowledging that it is a part of Russia, and, on the contrary, using the term ‘Ukraine’ can be understood as an indicator of acknowledging and supporting Ukraine as an independent sovereign nation.

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