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Author Lee, Iksop

Title The Korean language / Iksop Lee and S. Robert Ramsey
Published Albany : State University of New York Press, 2000

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 374 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series SUNY series in Korean studies
SUNY series in Korean studies.
Contents The Distribution of Korean -- Korean Writing -- The Origins of Korean -- The Structural Characteristics of Korean -- Korean Writing -- The Letters of the Alphabet -- Combining the Hangul Letters -- Orthography -- An Evaluation of Hangul Orthography -- The History of the Korean Alphabet -- The Origin of the Korean Alphabet -- The Design Principles for the Letter Shapes -- Special Features of the Korean Alphabet -- The Use of Chinese Characters -- Transcriptions of Korean -- Hyangch'al -- Kugyol -- Idu -- Literary Chinese and Chinese Characters -- Phonology -- The Sound System -- Syllable Structure -- Phonological Processes -- Neutralization -- Assimilation -- Restrictions on Initial Consonants -- Syncope, Contraction, and Epenthesis -- Verb Stems -- Words and Parts of Speech -- The Basic Structure of Words -- Parts of Speech -- Nouns -- Pronouns -- Numerals -- Verbs and Adjectives -- Prenouns and Adverbs -- Word Formation -- Compounds -- Reduplicative Compounds -- Derivatives -- Special Derivatives -- Loanwords -- How Words Are Borrowed -- Loans Past and Present -- Sino-Korean -- Phrase Structure -- Particles -- Case Particles -- Nominative Case Particles -- Accusative Case Particles -- Genitive Case Particles -- Locative Case Particles -- Instrumental Case Particles -- Comitative Case Particles -- Vocative Case Particles -- Special Particles -- to -- man -- nun -- iya -- ina -- inama -- kkaci, cocha, mace -- mata -- iyamallo -- khenyeng -- Verb Endings -- Pre-final Endings -- ess -- ess.ess -- keyss
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-363) and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Korean language.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Korean.
Korean language
Koreaans.
Languages & Literatures.
East Asian Languages & Literatures.
Genre/Form Grammatica's (vorm)
Form Electronic book
Author Ramsey, S. Robert, 1941-
LC no. 00047035
ISBN 0585426503
9780585426501
0791448312
9780791448311
0791448320
9780791448328