Using Korean: A Guide to Contemporary Usage
Cambridge University Press, 5/22/2008
EAN 9780521667883, ISBN10: 0521667887
Paperback, 336 pages, 23.8 x 16.9 x 2 cm
Language: English
This is a guide to Korean language usage for students who have already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend their knowledge and organise accumulated bits of information into a comprehensive picture. It is designed to promote the fluency and accuracy vital to effective communication, provides excellent coverage of proverbs, idioms, and sound symbolism, is tailored to the needs of the English-speaking user, and will be invaluable to anyone requiring up-to-date guidance on points of grammar and vocabulary. Unlike conventional grammars, it highlights those areas of vocabulary and grammar which cause most difficulty to English speakers. Special attention is given throughout the book to the appropriateness of different language styles in various situational contexts. Clear, readable, and easy to consult, it is essential for all those who wish to take their Korean beyond the beginner's level.
Style and Usage
1. Sentence endings
2. Honorifics
3. Address terms and pronouns
4. Language for daily situations
5. Conversational bridges
6. Softening strategies
7. Local dialects
8. Written versus spoken language
Vocabulary
9. Native and borrowed words
10. Word formation
11. Some vocabulary contrasts
12. Proverbs and idioms
13. Sound symbolism
14. Numbers
Grammar
15. Verb types
16. Tense and aspect
17. Modality
18. Negation
19. Particles
20. Comparison
21. Conjunctives
22. Complex sentences.
'Clear, readable and easy to consult ...' Times Higher Education Supplement