Course Schedule and Catalog

Department: Linguistics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Credit Hours: 3

Description: LINGUISTIC STRUCTURE OF KOREAN ***** The course focuses on the origin of Korean and related languages. It is an exploration of the way the Korean language evolved and interacted with the other East Asian languages, including Chinese and Japanese. It will also explore how the Korean alphabet was invented as well as examining sociolinguistics aspects of Korean and other East Asian languages. This will include, for example, the difference in male and female language usage and honorific systems. This class will be conducted in English. No previous knowledge of Korean is required. ***** Also offered as ASIA 345.