INTRODUCTION Characteristics of Korean Name of the language

INTRODUCTION (Characteristics of Korean) • Name of the language: • Korean: International name following the country name using this language; they are Republic of Korea (south) and People’s Republic of Korea (north) • Hangugeo (한국어): After the name, Hangug (한국), by which ROK people calls their own country. ‘Eo (어)’ means language. Often called simply Gugeo (국어). • Joseonmal (조선말): Following the name Joseon (조선), by which PRK people calls theit own country. • Goryeoeo (고려어): The Korean used among the Korean people, Goryeoin (고려인) in the old USSR region • People who speaks Korean: ca. 78 million • ROK, PRK (the native language) • Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China (official language with Chinese) • Other immigrant societies in Central Asia, Japan, USA etc.

Distribution of Korean-speaking populations From http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Korean_Language Korean dialects

• Classification • Isolated? (Song, 2005) • Altaic? (Ramstedt, 1928) • Writing system • Hangul – a phonogram (<--> ideogram) • Sounds • • Allophones: 숨, 낫 Morphophonemics: 은/는, 을/를, 이/가 Linking: 맞이 마지 Others • Grammar • Agglutinative language – most words are formed by joining morphemes; 가다 간다, 갔다, 갈까? , 가라. • Structure of S + O or C + V; 나는 당신을 좋아합니다.

REPUBLIC OF KOREA (대한민국) • General : • • • Area: 100, 210 km 2 (38, 691 mi 2) (38 th, about 1/100 of USA) Population: 50 million (25 th, about 1/6 of USA) GDP (nominal): $1. 163 trillion (15 th, 1/15 of USA) Capital: Seoul (9. 8 million inhabitants) Ethnic groups: Korean (>99%) Religions: Buddhism (23%), Protestant (18%), Catholic (11%), Others (1%), No religion (47%) • Geography & Climates: • Peninsula surrounded by Yellow, East, and South (Pacific) Sea • Mountainous (>70%) • Humid continental to humid subtropical • Distinct four seasons with stormy summer.

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Seoul, Korea

• Industries : • Information Technology: Samsung, Hyundai, SK • Electronics: Samsung, LG, Daewoo • Automobiles: Hyundai, KIA, GM Daewoo, Reno Samsung, Ssangyong • Shipbuilding: Hyundai, Hanjin, Daewoo • Steel: POSKO, Hyundai • Chemicals: SK, Yukong, KCC • Others : • • • 10 UNESCO World heritage sites Home of Taekwondo Truce with North Korea Baseball & soccer are the nationwide popular sports Foods & drinks of her own