Lee H.B. Korean grammar. - Oxford University Press, 1989. -
216p.
This book is a reference grammar covering many aspects of mode standard Korean ranging from phonetics to syntax, and every effort has been made to describe as simply and concisely as possible the linguistic facts of Korean as it is spoken in Seoul, Korea.
The language is set out in a methodological and orderly manner, with many examples, and while the author has taken advantage of current linguistic theory and descriptive techniques, many of his technical terms are introduced with explanations and illustrations from English material for readers who are not familiar with the details of present-day linguistics.
The book will be useful not only to linguists in general and specialists in Korean but also to students and general readers who are interested in any aspect nf the Korean language, now spoken by nearly 64 million people.
H.B. Lee is Professor of Phonetics and Linguistics, Seoul National University, Korea.
This book is a reference grammar covering many aspects of mode standard Korean ranging from phonetics to syntax, and every effort has been made to describe as simply and concisely as possible the linguistic facts of Korean as it is spoken in Seoul, Korea.
The language is set out in a methodological and orderly manner, with many examples, and while the author has taken advantage of current linguistic theory and descriptive techniques, many of his technical terms are introduced with explanations and illustrations from English material for readers who are not familiar with the details of present-day linguistics.
The book will be useful not only to linguists in general and specialists in Korean but also to students and general readers who are interested in any aspect nf the Korean language, now spoken by nearly 64 million people.
H.B. Lee is Professor of Phonetics and Linguistics, Seoul National University, Korea.