The first volume of its kind, students and scholars will be delighted with this comprehensive guide to a wide range of topics in Korean linguistics. The authorial team represents the very best scholarship today, including senior scholars and a younger generation of researchers, both breaking new ground in emerging areas like linguistic politeness, language acquisition, and linguistic anthropology.
Ross King, University of British Columbia, Canada
Rich in information and delightfully readable, this book includes an amazing array of topics, analyses, and authors. An unprecedented primer on the structure of the Korean language, it also introduces general linguistic theory and approaches to the study of language.
Young-Key Kim-Renaud, George Washington University, USA
