Pocket Guide to Korean (Han-Geul) Script - Softcover

Lee, Jeyseon; Lee, Kangjin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0781813301 ISBN 13: 9780781813303

Publisher: Hippocrene Books, 2014

Synopsis

This helpful guide is designed to be a "go-to" resource that fits in your back pocket. Perfect for students, it presents the basics of reading, writing, and understanding Korean han-geul script. Korean is the native language of 67 million people living on the Korean peninsula, and is spoken by an additional 5.6 million as a heritage language. Includes an introduction to the alphabet, letter design and syllabic blocks; step-by-step illustrations for forming each letter; and an appendix with pronunciation rules, basic vocabulary, and a brief Korean grammar.

About this title

About the Author

Jeyseon Lee is Lecturer in Korean and Supervisor of Korean Language Courses at the University of California at San Diego. She received her PhD in Korean Linguistics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Kangjin Lee holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and teaches at the College of Business in Jeonju, South Korea.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hippocrene Books
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0781813301
• ISBN 13: 9780781813303
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 64