The Korean Language, livre ebook

An accessible, comprehensive source of information on the Korean language—its structure and history to its cultural and sociological setting.

An accessible, comprehensive source of information on the Korean language—its structure and history to its cultural and sociological setting.

This book describes the structure and history of the Korean language, ranging from its cultural and sociological setting, writing system, and modern dialects, to how Koreans themselves view their language and its role in society. An accessible, comprehensive source of information on the Korean language, Lee and Ramsey's work is an important resource for all those interested in Korean history and culture, offering information not readily available elsewhere in the English-language literature.

(Abridged)
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Korean Writing
3. Phonology
4. Words and Parts of Speech
5. Phrase Structure
6. Syntax
7. Honorifics and Speech Styles
8. History
9. The Modern Dialects
Notes
Bibliography
Index