지명어(地名語)를 통하여 본 농촌자연(農村自然)마을의 공간구성(空間構成)에 관한 연구(硏究) -충북(忠北) 음성군(陰城郡) 음성읍(陰城邑)과 원남면(遠南面)의 사례조사(事例調査)-

A Study on the Spatial Organization of Settlements in Rural Area viewed through the Geographical Language

This paper is to clarify the spatial characteristics of settlements in rural area. Especially the study is viewed through the geographical language in Eumsung-Kun, which is one of typical rural settlements situated in Chung Buk. The number of geographical languages collected in Eumsung-Eup and Wonnam-Myun is 150. The geographical languages could be classified into 8 groups and 4 categories. The main results are as follows; 1) The study method by geographical language is effective to analyze the spatial organization of settlements as a living space. 2) The classification and categorization of geographical language showed clearly the formation process and spatial characteristics of settlements.