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The Korean Language
Korean National Commission for UNESCO staff
Eighteen articles which appeared in the Korea Journal, 1961-83
Eighteen articles which appeared in the Korea Journal, 1961-83
- GenresLinguistics
277 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1983
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October 17, 2017
Not as glazing to the eyes as I expected!
Really, the first half of the articles are rather accessible to the layperson, and interesting to boot. However, the second half become increasingly difficult for a non-Korean and/or non-linguistically trained person to read. I ended up skimming the last 60 pages, despite a valiant effort.
All in all, I learned quite more than a bit about the Korean language after reading this book, though I still am sketchy on writing and can't say much more than 'Anyangasseo'. If I do ever try to study proper, I think this background will be useful.
Really, the first half of the articles are rather accessible to the layperson, and interesting to boot. However, the second half become increasingly difficult for a non-Korean and/or non-linguistically trained person to read. I ended up skimming the last 60 pages, despite a valiant effort.
All in all, I learned quite more than a bit about the Korean language after reading this book, though I still am sketchy on writing and can't say much more than 'Anyangasseo'. If I do ever try to study proper, I think this background will be useful.
January 11, 2019
Not great for language learning. Great if you’re a historical linguist........
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