Korean Language in Culture and Society

Ho-Min Sohn

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Hawaii University Press
01 December 2005

Sociolinguistics; Languages & ESL; Korean - Cultural Material; Korean - Languages

Series: KLEAR Textbooks in Korean Language

Intended as a companion to the popular KLEAR Textbooks in Korean Language series and designed and edited by a leading Korean linguist, this is the first volume of its kind to treat specifically the critical role of language in Korean culture and society. An introductory chapter provides the framework of the volume, defining language, culture, and society and their interrelatedness and presenting an overview of the Korean language vis-a-vis its culture and society from evolutionary and dynamic perspectives. Early on, contributors examine the invention and use of the Korean alphabet, South Korea's ""standard language"" vs. North Korea's ""cultured language,"" and Korean in contact with Chinese and Japanese. Several topics representative of Korean socio-cultural vocabulary (sound symbolic words, proverbs, calendar-related terms, kinship terms, slang expressions) are discussed, followed by a consideration of Korean honorifics and other related issues. Two chapters on Korean media, one on advertisements and the other a comparative analysis of television ads in Korea, Japan, and the U.S., follow. Finally, contributors look at salient features of the language, narrative structure, and dialectal variation. All chapters are accompanied by a set of student questions and a useful bibliography. A beginning level of proficiency in Korean is sufficient to digest the Korean examples with facility, making this volume accessible to a wide range of students.

Edited by: Ho-Min Sohn
Imprint: Hawaii University Press
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 249mm, Width: 176mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 609g
ISBN: 9780824826949
ISBN 10: 0824826949
Series: KLEAR Textbooks in Korean Language
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 December 2005
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Language: Korean
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print

Ho-min Sohn is professor of Korean linguistics and director of the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai'i.

Reviews for Korean Language in Culture and Society

Provides a long-overdue treatment of what may arguably be considered some of the most 'interesting' aspects of the Korean language. . . . For the Korean language learner, the information contained is invaluable. However, [the book] also stands alone as an informative overview of cultural aspects of Korean that would be of note to anyone interested in various sociocultural aspects of the language and people.-- ""Journal of Sociolinguistics""