ABSTRACT

Routledge’s Modern Grammar series is an innovative reference guide combining traditional and function-focused grammar in a single volume, with an accompanying workbook. The aim of the Modern Korean Grammar is to provide an overview of the structures and functions of the Korean language. Designed for those who have already acquired the basics of the language, the book combines a comprehensive description of the grammatical structures of Korean with a functional/usage approach to the language. All target grammatical and functional points will be illustrated with examples in Hangul with English translations for better understanding. In addition, the use of linguistic terminology is limited, to facilitate quick and easy comprehension.

part A|166 pages

Structures

chapter 1|7 pages

Nouns

chapter 2|4 pages

Pronouns

chapter 3|5 pages

Numbers and counters

chapter 4|7 pages

Nominalizing endings

chapter 5|4 pages

Case particles I

chapter 6|6 pages

Case particles II

chapter 7|5 pages

Special particles I

chapter 8|5 pages

Special particles II

chapter 9|4 pages

Verbs, adjectives, and copula

chapter 10|4 pages

Irregular predicates

chapter 11|3 pages

Past tenses

chapter 12|5 pages

Future tenses and aspect

chapter 13|5 pages

Auxiliary verbs I

chapter 14|4 pages

Auxiliary verbs II

chapter 15|5 pages

Auxiliary verbs III

chapter 16|6 pages

Clausal conjunctives I

chapter 17|6 pages

Clausal conjunctives II

chapter 18|6 pages

Clausal conjunctives III

chapter 19|6 pages

Clausal conjunctives IV

chapter 20|5 pages

Negation

chapter 21|4 pages

Modifiers

chapter 22|6 pages

Expressions with modifier clauses I

chapter 23|6 pages

Expressions with modifier clauses II

chapter 24|5 pages

Expressions with modifier clauses III

chapter 25|4 pages

Sentence endings I

chapter 26|5 pages

Sentence endings II

chapter 27|7 pages

Addressee honorifics

Speech level endings

chapter 28|4 pages

Referent honorifics

chapter 29|4 pages

The passive construction

chapter 30|3 pages

The causative construction

chapter 31|6 pages

Direct and indirect questions/quotations

chapter 32|3 pages

Prenouns

chapter 33|5 pages

Adverbs

part B|170 pages

Functions

chapter 34|2 pages

Ability

chapter 35|5 pages

Addressing someone

chapter 36|3 pages

Advice

chapter 37|2 pages

Causes

chapter 38|3 pages

Changes

chapter 39|4 pages

Choices

chapter 40|4 pages

Comparing

chapter 41|4 pages

Complaining

chapter 42|4 pages

Conditions

chapter 44|7 pages

Conjecture

chapter 45|6 pages

Contrast

chapter 46|2 pages

Deciding

chapter 47|4 pages

Degree and extent

chapter 49|3 pages

Discoveries

chapter 50|6 pages

Emphasizing strategies

chapter 51|4 pages

Establishing a sequence

chapter 52|3 pages

Experiences

chapter 53|4 pages

Greetings and leave taking

chapter 54|5 pages

Hypothetical situations

chapter 55|4 pages

Initiating and maintaining conversations

chapter 56|4 pages

Intentions and plans

chapter 57|4 pages

Likes and wishes

chapter 59|3 pages

Location, direction, and distance

chapter 60|3 pages

Means

chapter 61|4 pages

Obligation and necessity

chapter 62|4 pages

Permission and prohibition

chapter 63|4 pages

Personal information

chapter 64|2 pages

Possibility

chapter 65|3 pages

Probability and inevitability

chapter 66|3 pages

Purpose

chapter 67|5 pages

Reasons

chapter 68|4 pages

Recollecting

chapter 69|4 pages

Regret and futility

chapter 70|5 pages

Requests

chapter 71|4 pages

Similarity

chapter 72|4 pages

Simultaneous actions and states

chapter 73|6 pages

Softening strategies

chapter 74|6 pages

Telling the time, date, etc.

chapter 75|6 pages

Temporal relations