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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521361230

ISBN-139780521361231

eBay Product ID (ePID)540619

Product Key Features

Number of Pages468 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameKorean Language

Publication Year1999

SubjectGeneral, Korean

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorHo-Min Sohn

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

SeriesCambridge Language Surveys Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight30.6 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN98-049334

Reviews"it is an indispensable resource for anyone with a serious interest in the Korean language." Canadian Journal of Linguistics, "it is an indispensable resource for anyone with a serious interest in the Korean language."Canadian Journal of Linguistics

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal495.7

Table Of ContentMaps; Preface; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Genetic affiliation; 3. Historical development; 4. Dialects; 5. Lexicon; 6. Writing systems; 7. Sound patterns; 8. Word structure; 9. Grammatical structure; Select bibliography; Index.

SynopsisThis book provides a detailed survey of the Korean language, covering its speakers, genetic affiliation, historical development, dialects, lexicon, writing systems, sound patterns, word structure, and grammatical structure. It is designed to be accessible to a wide readership, and provides a wealth of data in a user-friendly format that does not presuppose an in-depth knowledge of the latest linguistic theories. It will be used by general linguists and Korean linguists who are interested in the typological characteristics of the language from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives, and by undergraduates and graduate students in those disciplines who seek a comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Korean. Likewise, advanced students of the Korean language and language educators will find it offers valuable insights into lexical, phonological, morphological and syntactic aspects of the language for their purposes., This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Korean. It presents essential facts about its speakers, its relation to other languages of the world, historical development, dialects (including the differences between South and North Korean), writing systems, the composition and structure of words, and sound patterns and syntax., This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the linguistics of Korean. It presents essential facts about the language: its speakers, its relation to other languages of the world, historical development, dialects (including the differences between South and North Korean), writing systems, the composition and structure of words, and sound patterns and syntax. It provides a wealth of examples and user-friendly descriptions that do not presuppose advanced knowledge of either linguistic theory or Korean on the part of the reader.

LC Classification NumberPL908 .S68 1999