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- Publisher
- de Gruyter
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2009 Walter de Gruyter
- ISSN
- 0024-3949
- eISSN
- 1613-396X
- DOI
- 10.1515/ling.1992.30.4.793
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
H. B. Lee: Korean Grammar. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1989. xiii + 216pp. This book is a revised and modified version of Lee's doctoral thesis, "A study of Korean syntax," submitted to the University of London. In his Preface Lee expresses his desire that the book be a useful reference grammar not only to students and specialists in the Korean language but also to linguists in general. He states, "The book has been designed to be a reference grammar covering all aspects of modern standard Korean, ranging from phonetics to syntax" (Preface). The book is one of very few thorough descriptions of Korean written in English. Lee's Korean Grammar, therefore, is a welcome publication to those who are interested in the Korean language. The book presents a comprehensive description of Korean grammar with a wealth of illustrative examples. The book is divided into seven major sections. The examples are provided, first in Korean orthography, then in IPA transcription, then again with a translation into English. The syntactic description begins at the word level and proceeds through phrase and clause and finally ends with sentence. The book begins with a quick sketch of the origin of the Korean language,
Journal
Linguistics - An Interdisciplinary Journal of the Language Sciences – de Gruyter
Published: Jan 1, 1992