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This book is a highly readable introduction to Korean pronunciation
for students at all levels of proficiency. Beginners will find the
information and practice they need to cross the threshold of
intelligibility in Korean, while more advanced students will have
the opportunity to fine-tune their pronunciation and improve their
comprehension. The Sounds of Korean focuses on the most challenging
features of Korean pronunciation. Careful attention is paid to the
way in which a sound's pronunciation can be modified in different
contexts. The first part of the text consists of an overview and
chapters on vowel and consonant sounds in Korean, adjustment
processes that modify speech sounds in different positions within
words and phrases, and the role of prosody in expressing meaning
and emotion. The practice exercises that follow are paired with the
various contrasts and adjustment processes discussed earlier. These
exercises, recorded in MP3 format by two native speakers (male and
female) from Seoul, give students systematic, focused exposure to
natural colloquial speech that represents the way Korean is
actually spoken in the real world.
This is an introduction to Korean pronunciation for students at all
levels of proficiency. Beginners should find the information and
practice they need to cross the threshold of intelligibility in
Korean, while more advanced students will have the opportunity to
fine-tune their pronunciation and improve their comprehension. This
book focuses on the most challenging features of Korean
pronunciation. Careful attention is paid to the way in which a
sound's pronunciation can be modified in different contexts. The
first part of the text consists of an overview and chapters on
vowel and consonant sounds in Korean, adjustment processes that
modify speech sounds in different positions within words and
phrases, and the role of prosody in expressing meaning and emotion.
The practice exercises that follow are paired with the various
contrasts and adjustment processes discussed earlier. These
exercises recorded on an accompanying CD by two native speakers
(male and female) from Seoul, give students systematic, focused
exposure to natural colloquial speech that represents the way
Korean is actually spoken in the real world.
Vocabulary learning is the single most important component of
second-language acquisition. In cases where the second language is
unrelated to the learner's native tongue, this task presents
special challenges because there are typically few clues in a
word's form to assist in learning and remembering its meaning. This
book offers a solution to this problem for students of Korean. The
Handbook is the first ever "root dictionary" of Korean designed for
second-language learners. Useful for students at all levels, it
contains more than 1,500 vocabulary lists consisting of words built
from a shared root. These lists offer a unique and efficient way
for students to acquire new words. Upon encountering a word,
students can consult the lists for its component roots and discover
many other semantically related words built from the same elements.
An introduction provides an overview of Korean vocabulary and
detailed instructions on how to use the word lists. A pronunciation
guide outlines the major principles determining the pronunciation
of compounds and other multipart words in Korean.
This is a guide to Korean language usage for students who have
already acquired the basics of the language and wish to extend
their knowledge and organise accumulated bits of information into a
comprehensive picture. It is designed to promote the fluency and
accuracy vital to effective communication, provides excellent
coverage of proverbs, idioms, and sound symbolism, is tailored to
the needs of the English-speaking user, and will be invaluable to
anyone requiring up-to-date guidance on points of grammar and
vocabulary. Unlike conventional grammars, it highlights those areas
of vocabulary and grammar which cause most difficulty to English
speakers. Special attention is given throughout the book to the
appropriateness of different language styles in various situational
contexts. Clear, readable, and easy to consult, it is essential for
all those who wish to take their Korean beyond the beginner's
level.
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