BASIC KOREAN: A GRAMMAR AND WORKBOOK

[Pages:257]BASIC KOREAN: A GRAMMAR AND WORKBOOK

Basic Korean: A Grammar and Workbook comprises an accessible reference grammar and related exercises in a single volume. This workbook presents twenty-five individual grammar points in lively and realistic contexts, covering the core material which students would expect to encounter in their first year of learning Korean. Grammar points are followed by examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning. Basic Korean is suitable for both class use as well as independent study. Key features include: ? abundant exercises with full answer key ? all Korean entries presented in Hangul with English translations ? subject index. Clearly presented and user-friendly, Basic Korean provides readers with the essential tools to express themselves in a wide variety of situations, making it an ideal grammar reference and practice resource for both beginners and students with some knowledge of the language. Andrew Sangpil Byon is Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Albany, where he teaches courses in Korean language and civilization.

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BASIC KOREAN: A GRAMMAR AND WORKBOOK

Andrew Sangpil Byon

First published 2009 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Byon, Andrew Sangpil.

Basic Korean : a grammar & workbook / Andrew Sangpil Byon. ? 1st ed. p. cm. ? (Grammar workbook series)

1. Korean language ? Grammar ? Problems, exercises, etc. 2. Korean language ? Textbooks for foreign speakers ? English. I. Title. PL913.B96 2008 495.782421?dc22 2008006927

ISBN 0-203-89227-5 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN10 0-415-77487-X (pbk) ISBN10 0-203-89227-5 (ebk)

ISBN13 978-0-415-77487-1 (pbk) ISBN13 978-0-203-89227-5 (ebk)

CONTENTS

Preface

vii

1 Reading Hangul (the Korean alphabet)

1

2 Characteristics of the Korean language

9

3 Nouns

15

4 Predicates and endings

23

5 The deferential speech level and the polite speech level

29

6 The subject case particle VGi/ka

39

7 The special particle Un/ nUn

47

8 Pronouns

55

9 Numbers, ordinals, and plural marker tUl

65

10 Counters, question word myOt, and some time

expressions

73

11 The copula VGand the verb of existence and

location V

81

12 Case particles 1 Ul/ lUl and OP (U)ro

89

13 Case particles 2 Ui, e, wa/ kwa, OP irang,

and hago

99

14 Case particles 3 esO, ege, hant'e, kke,

egesO, and hant'esO

109

15 Special particles 1 to and man

117

16 Special particles 2 ina, put'O, and kkaji

125

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17 Past tense and double past tense marker

133

18 Negation

141

19 Irregular verbs

151

20 Expressing desire -G -ko sip'ta and progressive

form -G -ko itta

161

21 The endings -OP -(U)l kOyeyo and -OPf

-(U)l kkayo?

169

22 Prenouns

177

23 Adverbs and adverbials

183

24 The endings -OP -(U)l laeyo and -OP -(U)lgeyo 191

25 The suffixes - -ket and -OP -(U)si

199

Key to exercises

207

Index

245

PREFACE

Korean-as-a-foreign-language (KFL) teaching and learning in the Englishspeaking world has hardly been popular among non-Koreans until quite recently. However, the number of KFL learners has started to grow rapidly since the latter half of the 1970s for various reasons, such as the increasing visibility of South Korea on the international stage because of its fast economic development and its democratization over the last four decades, the continuing support from the Korean government regarding the expansion of the Korean Studies program abroad, the growing importance of the North Korean issues in contemporary global-political affairs, and the recent growth of the Korean-American population in the USA.

In the USA alone, the number of colleges that offer KFL courses was merely ten in 1975. However, that number has grown to over 130 in the early 2000s. A few universities, including the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the University of California at Los Angeles, have offered Korean language BA, MA, and PhD programs. The number of Korean community schools (for K-12 Korean and culture education) grew from seven in 1975 to 832 in 1996, and to over 900 in the early 2000s. In addition, over 20 public high schools have recently started to teach Korean. The Korean language boom is not confined within the US private sector or university settings but is found in the government sector as well. For example, US government institutes such as the Defense Language Institute, the Foreign Service Institute, and the Central Intelligence Agency provide intensive Korean language training.

In recent decades the number of KFL textbooks for English-speaking KFL classroom use has steadily increased. However, the number of KFL study materials intended for a self-study purpose is still relatively scarce. Furthermore, to date there has been no published KFL grammar workbook that specifically aims at providing supplemental grammar explanations and exercises in a single volume.

Basic Korean: A Grammar and Workbook and its sister volume, Intermediate Korean, are intended to meet that need. The book focuses on providing an accessible reference grammar explanation and related exercises

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