Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar is a reference to Korean grammar, and presents a thorough overview of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Korean.

The book moves from the alphabet and pronunciation through morphology and word classes to a detailed analysis of sentence structures and semantic features such as aspect, tense, speech styles and negation.

Updated and revised, this new edition includes lively descriptions of Korean grammar, taking into account the latest research in Korean linguistics. More lower-frequency grammar patterns have been added, and extra examples have been included throughout the text.

The unrivalled depth and range of this updated edition of Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar makes it an essential reference source on the Korean language.

Jaehoon Yeon is Professor of Korean Language and Linguistics at SOAS University of London.

Lucien Brown is Senior Lecturer of Korean Studies at Monash University.

Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar is a reference to Korean grammar, and presents a thorough overview of the language, concentrating on the real patterns of use in modern Korean.

The book moves from the alphabet and pronunciation through morphology and word classes to a detailed analysis of sentence structures and semantic features such as aspect, tense, speech styles and negation.

Updated and revised, this new edition includes lively descriptions of Korean grammar, taking into account the latest research in Korean linguistics. More lower-frequency grammar patterns have been added, and extra examples have been included throughout the text.

The unrivalled depth and range of this updated edition of Korean: A Comprehensive Grammar makes it an essential reference source on the Korean language.

1. Introduction to the Korean Language

1.1 Characteristic Features of Korean

1.1.1 Word Classes

1.1.2 Word Order: Korean is an SOV language

1.1.2.1 Flexible Word Order

1.1.2.2 The Postpositional Characteristic of Korean

1.1.2.3 The Position of Complements

1.1.2.4 Interrogative Word Order

1.1.3 An Intricate System of Honorific Categories

1.1.4 Korean as an Elliptical Language

1.2 Korean Script and Pronunciation

1.2.1 Basic Principles of Hangul Writing

1.2.1.1 Letter Names and Dictionary Order

1.2.1.2 Writing Syllabically

1.2.2 Hangul Pronunciation Guide

1.2.2.1 Simple Vowels

1.2.2.2 Y-Vowels

1.2.2.3 W-Vowels

1.2.2.4 The Compound Vowel

1.2.2.5 Basic Consonants

1.2.2.6 Aspirated Consonants

1.2.2.7 Tensed or 'Double' Consonants

1.2.3 Pronunciation Changes

1.2.3.1 Pronunciation of Syllable-final Consonants

1.2.3.2 Simplification of Consonant Clusters

1.2.3.3 Re-syllabification

1.2.3.4 Nasal Assimilation

1.2.3.5 r/l pronounced as n

1.2.3.6 n pronounced as l

1.2.3.7 Palatalisation of t and t'

1.2.3.8 n Addition

1.2.3.9 h Reduction

1.2.3.10 Aspiration

1.2.3.11 Reinforcement

2. Nouns, Nominal Forms, Pronouns and Numbers

1. Nouns

2.1.1 Lack of Articles, Number and Gender

2.1.1.1 Lack of Articles

2.1.1.2 Lack of Number

2.1.1.3 Lack of Gender

2.1.2 Bound/Dependent Nouns

2.1.2.1 'thing, 'object' or 'affair'

2.1.2.2 '-cum-'

2.1.2.3 'place'

2.1.2.4 'occasion, chance'

2.1.2.5 'in accordance with'

2.1.2.6 'thanks to'

2.1.2.7 'place'

2.1.2.8 'during'

2.1.2.9 'may or may not'

2.1.2.10 'as if'

2.1.2.11 'only, alone'

2.1.2.12 'when'

2.1.2.13 'reason'

2.1.2.14 'reasons'

2.1.2.15 'around the time'

2.1.2.16 'thing'

2.1.2.17 'only', 'just', 'nothing but'

2.1.2.18 'case', 'circumstance'

2.1.2.19 'event'

2.1.2.20 'the way', 'the fact'

2.1.2.21 / 'middle'

2.1.2.22 'since'

2.1.2.23 'side'

2.1.2.24 'just as it is'

2. Nominal Forms

2.2.1 Nominal Form -

2.2.2 Nominal Form - /-

2.2.3 Nominal Form -

2.2.4 Sentence Patterns with -

2.2.4.1 - 'depending ...')

2.2.4.2 - 'because ...')

2.2.4.3 - / - 'be bound to ...')

2.2.4.4 - ( ) - 'fortunately ... otherwise'

2.2.4.5 - - 'start ...'

2.2.4.6 - - 'it is easy to ...'

2.2.4.7 - - 'in order to'

2.2.4.8. - -/ - 'boundless, endless'

2.2.4.9 - - 'be apt to ...'

2.2.4.10 - 'before ...'

2.2.4.11 - - 'very ...'

2.2.4.12 - - 'just ...'

2.2.4.13 - 'no way'

2.2.4.14 - - 'indeed'

2.2.4.15 - ( ) 'far from ...'

2.2.4.16 - - 'also ...'

2.2.4.17 - - 'only ...'

2.2.4.18 - - 'decide to ...'

2.2.4.19 - - 'be supposed to ...'

2.2.4.20 - / - 'hope ...'

2.2.4.21 - 'upon, because ...'

2.2.4.22 - - 'depending on ...'

2.2.5 Nominal Form -

2.2.6 Using -( ) / to Create Nominal Forms

3. Pronouns

2.3.1 Personal Pronouns

2.3.1.1 First Person Pronouns

2.3.1.2 Second Person Pronouns

2.3.1.3 Third Person Pronouns

2.3.2 Demonstrative Pronouns

2.3.3 Reflexives and Reciprocals

2.3.4 Interrogative Pronouns (Wh-words)

4. Numbers and Counting

2.4.1 Pure Korean and Sino-Korean Numbers

2.4.2 Which System to Use

2.4.3 Sentence Patterns with Numbers

2.4.4 Counting and Naming Periods of Time

2.4.4.1 Years

2.4.4.2 Months

2.4.4.3 Weeks

2.4.4.4 Days

2.4.4.5 Telling the Time

2.4.4.6 Telling the Date

1. Particles

3.1 Defining Particles

3.2 Case Particles

3.2.1 The Subject Particle /

3.2.2 The Object Particle /

3.2.3 The Possessive Particle

3.2.4 Particles of Movement and Location

3.2.4.1 'to/in/at'

3.2.4.2 ( ) 'in/to'

3.2.4.3 'from/in/at'

3.2.4.4 / 'to'

3.2.4.5 'to'

3.2.4.6 'to'

3.2.4.7 / 'from'

3.2.4.8 ( ) 'from'

3.2.4.9 Particle phrase ( ) 'letting/making (someone do something)'

3.2.5 Instrumental Particles

3.2.5.1 ( ) 'by/with/as'

3.2.5.2 ( ) 'as'

3.2.5.3 ( ) 'by means of'

3.2.5.4 Particle phrase ( ) ( ) 'due to'

3.2.6 Comitative Particles

3.2.6.1 / 'and/with'

3.2.6.2 'and/with'

3.2.6.3 ( ) 'and/with'

3.2.7 Vocative Particle /

3.3 Special Particles

3.3.1 The Plural Particle

3.3.2 Particles of Topic and Focus

3.3.2.1 The topic particle /

3.3.2.2 ( ) 'if it's ...'

3.3.2.3 ( ) 'indeed'

3.3.3 Particles of Extent

3.3.3.1 'only'

3.3.3.2 'only'

3.3.3.3 'except for'

3.3.3.4 'from'

3.3.3.5 'up until'

3.3.3.6 'also', 'even'

3.3.3.7 'even'

3.3.3.8 'even'

3.3.3.9 / 'with exception', 'pretty ... for a ...'

3.3.3.10 'far from'

3.3.4 Particles of Frequency

3.3.4.1 'every'

3.3.4.2 'apiece'

3.3.5 Particles of Approximation and Optionality

3.3.5.1 'about'

3.3.5.2 ( ) 'about', 'or', 'just'

3.3.6 Particles of Comparison and Contrast

3.3.6.1 'like'

3.3.6.2 'like'

3.3.6.3 'as ... as'

3.3.6.4 'more than'

3.3.6.5 'unusually'

3.3.6.6 'in accordance with'

4. Verbs

4.1 Characteristics of Korean Verbs

4.1.1 Types of Verbs: Pr…