1st Edition
A Study of Sino-Korean Phonology Its Origin, Adaptation and Layers
By Youyong Qian
Copyright 2018
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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The term Sino-Korean may refer to either the phonological system or vocabulary in Korean that is of Chinese origin. Along with the borrowing of Chinese characters, the Chinese readings of characters must also have been transmitted into Korean. A Study of Sino-Korean Phonology aims to contribute to the field of Sino-Korean phonology by re-examining the origin and layers of Sino-Korean... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Mandarin Loanwords in Modern Korean 3. Initial System of Middle Sino-Korean 4. Final System of Middle Sino-Korean 5. Tonal System of Middle Sino-Korean 6. Investigation into the Origin of Sino-Korean 7. Conclusion
Biography
Youyong Qian is Assistant Researcher at the Institute of Linguistics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. He received his PhD in Chinese Linguistics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2015 and MA in Chinese Linguistics from Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea, in 2010. His research interests include theoretical linguistics, phonology, Chinese historical phonology, Korean historical phonology, and second language acquisition.
