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A History of the Korean Language
Contributor(s): Lee, Ki-Moon (Author), Ramsey, S. Robert (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521661897     ISBN-13: 9780521661898
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE: $140.60  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- Foreign Language Study | Korean
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Historical & Comparative
Dewey: 495.7
LCCN: 2010042242
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9" L (1.50 lbs) 348 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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A History of the Korean Language is the first book on the subject ever published in English. It traces the origin, formation, and various historical stages through which the language has passed, from Old Korean through to the present day. Each chapter begins with an account of the historical and cultural background. A comprehensive list of the literature of each period is then provided and the textual record described, along with the script or scripts used to write it. Finally, each stage of the language is analyzed, offering new details supplementing what is known about its phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon. The extraordinary alphabetic materials of the 15th and 16th centuries are given special attention, and are used to shed light on earlier, pre-alphabetic periods.

Contributor Bio(s): Ramsey, S. Robert: - S. Robert Ramsey is Professor and Chair in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Maryland, College Park.Lee, Ki-Moon: - Ki-Moon Lee is Professor Emeritus at Seoul National University.
 
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