The Korean Language Society is a society of hangul and Korean language research, founded in 1908 by Ju Sigyeong. Hangul Day was founded in 1926 during the Japanese occupation of Korea by members of the Korean Language Society, whose goal was to preserve the Korean language during a time of rapid Japanization. The society established a Korean orthography () in 1933. See also Korean language South Korean standard language References External links Korean Language Society's website (Korean) Cultural organizations based in South Korea Hangul Language advocacy organizations