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5. History of Hangeul Usage

2) Establishment of Korean Orthography

Huminjeongeum haerye published in 1446 explain the new script and its usage after the invention of Hunminjeoneum. Therefore, Hunminjeongeum haerye can be seen as the first Hunminjeongeum or Hangeul writing convention. There were no other rules on Hangeul established until the 19th century. Instead, Hangeul writing conventions had been evolving naturally according to the changes in Korean. This is related to the fact that Hangeul is a phonetic alphabet with separate consonant letters representing consonant sounds and vowel letters representing vowel sounds.