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Last edited by Alexis CheukYan Lee
May 18, 2016 | History

Korean New Learner

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Having basic knowledge of the alphabets is not enough to go on. So a basic grammar book is a must. Check out a deal reading another book about the history and development of the language. It is quite to my goûte for I am Chinese. Very helpful. Now, check my out the second book about grammar, though quite classic, 1914 ed. by Japanese researcher, may be close enough to after war re-organization of the language. There is the grammar part too.
Review: after finished going through the first book, briefly on subjects more helpful to the understanding of Korean language; I found the historical development of the language is important but lacks the more directly related sino-kuguryu interactions; such as wars, battles, immigrants, exile movements, colonization etc, subjects like these! Some pieces of losing research facts are: Sung dynasty inventions of papers plus printing ; it's immigration from central china; chinese and hence inclusive locales' literatures modes and changes; these may be some others I think explain and can give more insights into the causes and short/long terms development of the language. See that I quite like Sung poems, proesies. They bear very magical rythmes, kind of aesthetical! And this much for the first reading!

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May 18, 2016 Edited by Alexis CheukYan Lee To add some opinions after the book.
May 14, 2016 Edited by Alexis CheukYan Lee just spelling mistake.
May 10, 2016 Created by Alexis CheukYan Lee Created new list.