INTRODUCTION (Characteristics of Korean)
• Name of the language:
• Korean: International name following the country name using
this language; they are Republic of Korea (south) and People’s
Republic of Korea (north)
• Hangugeo (한국어): After the name, Hangug (한국), by which
ROK people calls their own country. ‘Eo (어)’ means language.
Often called simply Gugeo (국어).
• Joseonmal (조선말): Following the name Joseon (조선), by which
PRK people calls theit own country.
• Goryeoeo (고려어): The Korean used among the Korean people,
Goryeoin (고려인) in the old USSR region
• People who speaks Korean: ca. 78 million
• ROK, PRK (the native language)
• Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of
China (official language with Chinese)
• Other immigrant societies in Central Asia, Japan, USA etc.
Distribution of Korean-speaking populations
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Language
Korean
dialects
• Classification
• Isolated? (Song, 2005)
• Altaic? (Ramstedt, 1928)
• Writing system
• Hangul – a phonogram (<--> ideogram)
• Sounds
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Allophones: 숨, 낫
Morphophonemics: 은/는, 을/를, 이/가
Linking: 맞이  마지
Others
• Grammar
• Agglutinative language – most words are formed by joining
morphemes; 가다  간다, 갔다, 갈까?, 가라.
• Structure of S + O or C + V; 나는 당신을 좋아합니다.
• Speech levels & honorifics
• 존댓말 (from inferior) <-> 반말 (from superior)
• 먹다
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먹어라
먹어요
먹으세요
드세요
REPUBLIC OF KOREA (대한민국)
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Area: 100,210 km2 (38,691 mi2) (38th, about 1/100 of USA)
Population: 50 million (25th, about 1/6 of USA)
GDP (nominal): $1.163 trillion (15th, 1/15 of USA)
Capital: Seoul (9.8 million inhabitants)
Ethnic groups: Korean (>99%)
Religions: Buddhism (23%), Protestant (18%), Catholic (11%),
Others (1%), No religion (47%)
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Peninsula surrounded by Yellow, East, and South (Pacific) Sea
Mountainous (>70%)
Humid continental to humid subtropical
Distinct four seasons with stormy summer.
kgreenpeople.com
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Korean_Peninsula
http://blog.joinsmsn.com/media/folderListSlide.asp?uid=drjhoon&folder=42&list_id=10644701
Seoul, Korea
• Industries :
• Information Technology: Samsung, Hyundai, SK
• Electronics: Samsung, LG, Daewoo
• Automobiles: Hyundai, KIA, GM Daewoo, Reno Samsung,
Ssangyong
• Shipbuilding: Hyundai, Hanjin, Daewoo
• Steel: POSKO, Hyundai
• Chemicals: SK, Yukong, KCC
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10 UNESCO World heritage sites
Home of Taekwondo
Truce with North Korea
Baseball & soccer are the nationwide popular sports
Foods & drinks of her own