English and Korean in Contrast: A Linguistic Introduction
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The first textbook to provide a student-friendly contrastive review of the grammars of English and Korean, authored by a leading field scholar
English and Korean in Contrast: A Linguistic Introduction provides a comprehensive yet accessible analysis of the main contrasts between Korean and English. Designed not only for English-language classrooms but also for Korean-language classrooms, this unique textbook describes and analyses the two languages at every level from sound, word, and grammar to figurative language and metaphors. Throughout the text, the author addresses common usage errors by learners of each language using an accessible descriptive-based approach that covers both core and peripheral phenomena of English and Korean.
Opening with an introduction to the fundamentals of linguistic differences, the textbook first describes key cultural and linguistic differences between English and Korean, offering insights into the major sources of difficulty in learning the two typologically unrelated languages. With an innovative approach to the comparative study of English and Korean linguistics, this textbook:
- Presents a systematic contrastive analysis of the linguistic structures of Korean and English
- Offers a useful introduction to linguistic concepts for speakers of English and Korean
- Covers a wide range of important linguistic aspects, including phrases, tense and aspect, auxiliary systems, questions, relative clauses, topic and focus constructions, and so forth.
- Identifies the major mistakes often made by L2 learners, invaluable for teaching and learning English and Korean
- Helps students apply contrastive knowledge of English and Korean to psycholinguistics, bilingualism, language acquisition, and other areas of applied linguistics
Written by an expert in English and Korean linguistics with experience teaching students in English- and Korean-language universities, English and Korean in Contrast: A Linguistic Introduction is an ideal undergraduate textbook for English-speaking students studying Korean language and linguistics, Korean-speaking students studying English language and linguistics, and instructors teaching linguistics and grammar courses in both languages.
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