Appendix · Additional Notes

correspondence between sound and script.
    The excellence of Hangul can also be illuminated from a
    new perspective through the theories of the world-renowned
    linguist Noam Chomsky. Through his theory of Generative
    Grammar, Chomsky argued that humans are innately
    endowed with the ability to generate an infinite number of
    sentences from a finite set of rules. This idea later developed
    into the theory of Universal Grammar, which posits that all
    human languages share a common deep structure.
    Although Chomsky’s theory does not directly address
    writing systems, applying this conceptual framework to
    script design further clarifies the unique status of Hangul.
    Hangul may be interpreted as a Generative Writing System,
    one that can represent infinitely many sounds through a
    finite set of features and combinatory rules. Furthermore, it
    can be regarded as a Universal Writing System in the
    theoretical sense, possessing the potential to represent the
    sounds of all human languages.
    However, contemporary Hangul does not fully reflect the
    philosophical depth and structural excellence inherent in
    Hunminjeongeum. For Hangul to be reborn as a truly
    universal script capable of expressing infinite sounds, the
    original principles underlying the creation of


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