ABSTRACT

Korean: An Essential Grammar is a concise and convenient guide to the basic grammatical structure of standard Korean. Presenting a fresh and accessible description of the language, this engaging Grammar uses clear, jargon-free explanations and sets out the complexities of Korean in short, readable sections.

Key features include:

  • clear explanations of grammatical terms
  • frequent use of authentic examples
  • the Korean alphabet used alongside McCune-Reischauer romanization system
  • a full glossary of explanations.

chapter 2|13 pages

Han'gǔl, the Korean alphabet

chapter 3|29 pages

Sound pattern

chapter 4|18 pages

The sentence

chapter 5|20 pages

Words

chapter 6|48 pages

Verbs

chapter 7|9 pages

Negation

chapter 8|54 pages

Nouns

chapter 9|18 pages

Modifiers

chapter 10|22 pages

Linguistic protocol