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Book cover image of Elementary Korean by Ross King

Authors: Ross King, Jae-Hoon Yeon
ISBN-13: 9780804839761, ISBN-10: 080483976X
Format: Other Format
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Date Published: June 2009
Edition: with companion CD

Author Biography: Ross King

Ross King is a Professor of Korean and Head of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia.

Jaehoon Yeon is a Reader in Korean at the Centre of Korean Studies, University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).

Book Synopsis

Includes Audio CD.

This new edition of Elementary Korean is the most comprehensive and detailed introductory Korean textbook available. Perfect for a first-year university-level course or for the independent language learner, with no prior knowledge of the language necessary.

A new format—now with dozens of illustrations—presents vocabulary, grammar, conversations and exercises that make Korean accessible and understandable. The new edition also includes corrections and some new content, such as new vocabulary and exercises.

Library Journal

Intended for teacher-independent learning, this revision of the 2000 edition has been updated to correct erroneous orthographic spellings and replace colloquial spellings with official ones, while also incorporating other modifications to verbal and grammatical conventions. King (Elementary Korean) and Yeon (Studies in Korean Morpho-Syntax) offer a 15-lesson introduction to Korean basics, detailing the social conventions influencing word choice and sentence construction. The book does not include romanizations but phonetic transcriptions for swifter phonic comprehension. Over 1000 new vocabulary words are presented. Engaging, novel exercises like Sudoku puzzles and character dialogs reinforce key concepts.

	Preface	xii
	About this Book	xv
	Cast of Characters in the Book	xxii
Lesson 1	Basic Expressions	1
	Basic Expressions: Korean Script	1
	Basic Expressions: Transcription	3
	Guide to the Phonetic Transcription System in Lessons One to Four	6
	Lesson Notes	7
1.1.	Styles of Speech	7
1.2.	Word Classes	8
	Exercises	10
Lesson 2	More Basic Expressions	12
	Basic Expressions (II): Korean Script	12
	Basic Expressions (II): Transcription	14
	Lesson Notes	16
2.1.	Korean Sentence Patterns	16
2.2.	Korean Names	17
	Exercises	21
Lesson 3	Korean Writing and Basic Pronunciation	24
	[characters not reproducible] The Korean Writing System	24
	The Vowels	25
	The Consonants	27
	More on the Three-way Consonants	30
	The Alphabet in a Dictionary	31
1.	Republic of Korea (South Korea)	32
2.	Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)	33
	How to Write Korean	34
	Stroke Orders	34
	Structure of Written Syllables	36
	Structure of Pronounced Syllables	37
	Exercises	39
Lesson 4	Further Pronunciation Guidelines	44
4.1.	Automatic Voicing of Plain [characters not reproducible]	44
4.2.	Non-release of Final Consonants	45
4.3.	The Gang of Seven: [characters not reproducible]	45
4.4.	Other Gang of Seven Situations	46
4.5.	When the Gang of Seven Gets Up Your Nose	47
4.6.	Peculiarities of the Korean [characters not reproducible]	48
4.7.	Automatic Doubling	49
4.8.	Leapfrogging [characters not reproducible]	50
4.9.	Pronunciation of [characters not reproducible] before i	50
4.10.	Long and Short Vowels	50
4.11.	The Names of the Korean Letters	51
	Exercises: Pronunciation	52
Lesson 5	This is my wife	54
	Korean Dialogues	54
	Vocabulary	57
	Lesson Notes	59
5.1.	Pronouns in Korean	59
5.2.	Sentence Subjects and Topics	60
5.3.	The Copula and Equational Sentences	64
5.4.	The Particle [characters not reproducible]: too, also, even	65
5.5.	Expressing Possession with the Particle [characters not reproducible]	66
5.6.	Nouns	68
	Exercises	70
Lesson 6	Excuse me, but where is the Plaza Hotel?	73
	Korean Dialogues	73
	Vocabulary	75
	Lesson Notes	78
6.1.	Existence and Location with [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]	78
6.2.	Possession with [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]	80
6.3.	Location Particle [characters not reproducible] in, at	81
6.4.	The Particle [characters not reproducible] and, with	82
6.5.	Place Nouns	82
6.6.	More about the Topic Particle [characters not reproducible]	85
6.7.	Answering Negative Questions	85
6.8.	The Plural Marker [characters not reproducible]	86
	Exercises	88
Lesson 7	Where do they sell tickets to Taejon?	92
	Korean Dialogues	92
	Vocabulary	94
	Lesson Notes	97
7.1.	Verbs: The Polite Style and the Infinitive	97
7.2.	Korean Verbs with Consonant Bases	99
7.3.	The Dictionary Form of Korean Verbs	100
7.4.	Three Types of Special Consonant Base	100
7.5.	Korean Verbs with Vowel Bases	101
7.6.	The Direct Object Particle [characters not reproducible]	104
7.7.	Particles of Direction: to, from	106
7.8.	Static and Dynamic Location	107
7.9.	Using Location To Express Possession	109
7.10.	Different Kinds of Verbs	109
7.11.	More on the Particle [characters not reproducible]	111
7.12.	Placement of Manner Adverbs	112
	Exercises	112
Lesson 8	Aren't you taking any other subjects?	119
	Korean Dialogues	119
	Vocabulary	121
	Lesson Notes	125
8.1.	Verbs: Short Negatives with [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible]	125
	Pronunciation of [characters not reproducible]	126
8.2.	Verbs: Honorifics	128
8.2.1.	The Honorific Marker [characters not reproducible]	128
8.2.2.	The Honorific Polite Style: [characters not reproducible]	129
8.3.	Verbal Nouns: Processive and Descriptive	133
8.3.1.	Separable Verbal Nouns (Processive)	133
8.3.1.1.	Using [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible] with Separable Verbal Nouns (Processive)	134
8.3.2.	Nonseparable Verbal Nouns (Descriptive)	135
8.4.	More on Adverbs	135
8.5.	More New Particles: Instrumental [characters not reproducible]	137
8.6.	More New Particles: [characters not reproducible] and	138
8.7.	Particle Sequences	139
	Exercises	140
Lesson 9	Did you have a good weekend?	145
	Korean Dialogues	144
	Vocabulary	147
	Lesson Notes	151
9.1.	Verbs: Past Tense	151
9.1.1.	Past Tense, Polite Style	151
9.1.2.	Past and Past-Past	153
9.1.3.	Past Tense, Honorific Polite Style	153
9.2.	The Particle [characters not reproducible] and	155
9.3.	Ways To Say (together) with	156
9.4.	Ways To Say like	156
9.4.1.	The Particle [characters not reproducible]	156
9.4.2.	The Verb [characters not reproducible]	157
9.5.	The Purposive Form [characters not reproducible]	157
9.6.	Expressing Wishes with [characters not reproducible]	158
	Exercises	161
Lesson 10	Review 1	166
10.1.	Vocabulary Review	166
10.2.	Particle Review	169
10.3.	Verb Review	171
10.4.	Sentence Review	174
10.5.	Korean Conversations	179
Lesson 11	I'm 21. I was born in 1976	181
	Korean Dialogues	181
	Vocabulary	183
	Lesson Notes	186
11.1.	Numbers and Counting	186
11.2.	Numerals in Time Expressions	196
11.2.1.	Telling the Time	196
11.2.2.	Dates	197
11.2.3.	Telephone Numbers	198
11.3.	Four New Particles: [characters not reproducible]	199
11.3.1.	[characters not reproducible] each, every	199
11.3.2.	[characters not reproducible] only, just	199
11.3.3.	[characters not reproducible] per, apiece	200
11.3.4.	[characters not reproducible] about, approximately, by	201
11.4.	The Particles [characters not reproducible] from and [characters not reproducible] to	202
11.5.	Formal Style	203
	Exercises	207
Lesson 12	I like plays, but I don't like concerts much	212
	Korean Dialogues	212
	Vocabulary	214
	Lesson Notes	219
12.1.	Verbs: Suspective Form [characters not reproducible]	219
12.2.	Uses of the Suspective [characters not reproducible]	220
12.2.1.	Any Base plus [characters not reproducible] but	220
12.2.2.	Long Negatives in [characters not reproducible]	221
12.2.3.	Negative Commands and Suggestions in [characters not reproducible]	224
12.2.4.	Negative Honorifics	226
12.3.	The Particle [characters not reproducible]: Noun Agreement	226
12.4.	Suggestions and Tentative Questions with [characters not reproducible]	227
12.5.	Thinking of Doing ... with [characters not reproducible]	230
12.6.	The Adverb [characters not reproducible], Particle [characters not reproducible], and Pseudo-particle [characters not reproducible]	231
12.6.1.	Adverb [characters not reproducible] versus Particle [characters not reproducible]	231
12.6.2.	The Particle [characters not reproducible]	231
12.7.	More Ways To Say or	235
12.8.	The Wanna Form in [characters not reproducible]	236
12.9.	Meanings for [characters not reproducible] and Related Words	237
	Exercises	238
Lesson 13	I just called a moment ago, but nobody answers	243
	Korean Dialogues	243
	Vocabulary	245
	Lesson Notes	249
13.1.	Verbs: the Sequential Form [characters not reproducible]	249
13.1.1.	[characters not reproducible] As, Since, Because	249
13.1.2.	[characters not reproducible] When ..., (I realized or discovered ...)	250
13.2.	Honorifics: Nouns and Particles	251
13.2.1.	Nouns	251
13.2.2.	Particles	251
13.3.	Kinship Terms	252
13.4.	Probable Futures with [characters not reproducible]	254
13.4.1.	Probable Futures in [characters not reproducible] on Plain Bases	254
13.4.2.	Probable Futures in [characters not reproducible] on Past Bases	256
13.5.	Rhetorical Retorts in [characters not reproducible]	257
13.6.	Is doing with [characters not reproducible]	258
13.7.	As soon as with [characters not reproducible]	261
	Exercises	261
Lesson 14	Tongdaemun Market is probably the best, right?	268
	Korean Dialogues	268
	Vocabulary	271
	Lesson Notes	274
14.1.	Ways to Say only: [characters not reproducible] plus Affirmative, [characters not reproducible] plus Negative	274
14.2.	Another Use of [characters not reproducible] as many as	275
14.3.	Expressions for Going and Coming	276
14.4.	Verbs: Future-Presumptives in [characters not reproducible]	277
14.4.1.	How to Attach [characters not reproducible]	277
14.4.2.	Meaning and Usage of [characters not reproducible]	278
14.5.	Verbs: Past-Future and Past-Past	281
14.6.	Immediate Futures in [characters not reproducible]	283
14.7.	Synopsis: Types of Base and Types of Future	284
14.7.1.	Types of Base	284
14.7.2.	Types of Future	284
14.7.3.	A Reminder about First-, Second- and Third-Person with [characters not reproducible]	287
14.8.	Suppositives in [characters not reproducible]	288
14.9.	Synopsis: Compatibility of [characters not reproducible] with Endings Previously Learned	290
	Exercises	290
Lesson 15	Review 2	295
	Review of Lesson Notes	295
15.1.	Verb Forms: Summary	295
15.1.1.	Verb Bases	295
15.1.2.	Verb Endings	301
	Review Exercises	307
	Vocabulary Review	307
	Particle Review	309
	Honorifics	311
	Autobiographical Sketch	311
	The Formal Style	312
	Review of Numbers	313
	Korean to English Translation	314
	English to Korean Translation	315
	Reference Section
	Korean to English Vocabulary	317
	English to Korean Vocabulary	332
	Korean to English Pattern Glossary	349
	English to Korean Pattern Glossary	355
	English Equivalents to the Korean Dialogues	363
	Answer Key to Written Exercises	370