Elementary Korean, Second Edition

625 Pages·2009·6.77 MB·English

by  Ross King Ph.D.

Elementary
Korean
SECOND EDITION
Elementary
Korean
SECOND EDITION
by Ross King, Ph.D. and Jaehoon Yeon, Ph.D.
TUTTLE Publishing
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
King, Ross, 1961-
Elementary Korean / by Ross King and Jaehoon Yeon. -- 2nd ed.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN: 978-1-4629-1454-8 (ebook)
1. Korean language--Textbooks for foreign speakers--English. 2. Korean
language--Study and teaching--English speakers. I. Yeon, Jaehoon. II. Title.
PL913.K575 2009
495.7’82421--dc22
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Contents
Preface to the First Edition
Preface to the Second Edition
About this Book
Cast of Characters in the Book
Lesson 1: Basic Expressions
Basic Expressions (I): Korean Script
Basic Expressions (I): Transcription
Guide to the Phonetic Transcription System in Lessons One to Four
Lesson Notes
1.1. Styles of Speech
1.2. Word Classes
Exercises
Lesson 2: More Basic Expressions
Basic Expressions (II): Korean Script
Basic Expressions (II): Transcription
Lesson Notes
2.1. Korean Sentence Patterns
2.2. Korean Names
Exercises
Lesson 3: Korean Writing and Basic Pronunciation
한글 The Korean Writing System
The Vowels
The Consonants
More on the Three-way Consonants
The Alphabet in Korean Dictionaries
1. Republic of Korea (South Korea)
2. Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea)
How to Write Korean
Stroke Orders
Structure of Written Syllables
Structure of Pronounced Syllables
Exercises
Lesson 4: Further Pronunciation Guidelines
4.1. Automatic Voicing of Plain ㅂ�ㄷ�ㅈ�ㄱ
4.2. Non-release of Final Consonants
4.3. The Gang of Seven: ㄹ�ㅁ�ㄴ�ㅇㅂ�ㄷ�ㄱ
4.4. Other Gang of Seven Situations
4.5. When the Gang of Seven Gets Up Your Nose
4.6. Peculiarities of the Korean ㄹ
4.7. Automatic Doubling
4.8. Leapfrogging ㅎ
h
4.9. Pronunciation of ㅌ before
i
4.10. Long and Short Vowels
4.11. The Names of the Korean Letters
Exercises: Pronunciation
Lesson 5: This is my wife
Korean Dialogues
Vocabulary
Lesson Notes
5.1. Pronouns in Korean
5.2. Sentence Subjects in 이~가 and Topics in 은~는
5.3. The Copula and Equational Sentences
5.4. The Particle 도 too, also, even
5.5. Expressing Possession with the Particle 의
5.6. Nouns
Exercises
Lesson 6: Excuse me, but where is the Plaza Hotel?
Korean Dialogues
Vocabulary
Lesson Notes
6.1. Existence and Location with 있어요 and 없어요
6.2. Possession with 있어요 and 없어요
6.3. Location Particle 에 in, at
6.4. The Particle 하고 and, with
6.5. Place Nouns
6.6. More about the Topic Particle 은~는
6.7. Answering Negative Questions
6.8. The Plural Marker 들
Exercises
Lesson 7: Where do they sell tickets to Taejon?
Korean Dialogues
Vocabulary
Lesson Notes
7.1. Verbs: The Polite Style and the Infinitive
7.2. Korean Verbs with Consonant Bases
7.3. The Dictionary Form of Korean Verbs
7.4. Three Types of Special Consonant Base
7.5. Korean Verbs with Vowel Bases
7.6. The Direct Object Particle 을~를
7.7. Particles of Direction: to, from.
7.8. Static and Dynamic Location
7.9. Using Location to Express Possession
7.10. Different Kinds of Verbs
7.11. More on the Particle 도
7.12. Placement of Manner Adverbs
Exercises
Lesson 8: Aren’t you taking any other subjects?
Korean Dialogues
Vocabulary
Lesson Notes
8.1. Verbs: Short Negatives with 안 and 못
Pronunciation of 못
8.2. Verbs: Honorifics
8.2.1. The Honorific Marker -(으)시-
8.2.2. The Honorific Polite Style: 하세요