My Korean Proper Writing Note: Mastering Korean Writing

About the Book

"My Korean Proper Writing Note" by Nam Young-shin, Chairman of the Korean Language and Culture Movement Headquarters, is an essential guide for anyone looking to enhance their Korean writing skills. This revised edition, with a new cover and updated content, aims to clarify the often confusing aspects of the Korean language, such as particle usage, sentence structure, and the correct application of honorifics and titles.

Key Features

Focus on Common Challenges: Addresses typical issues encountered in Korean language usage, particularly in nuances influenced by particles, endings, and honorifics.
Practical Guidance: Provides extensive examples and practice problems to help readers use Korean appropriately.
Comprehensive Content: Covers correct use of particles and endings, sentence-logic correspondence, tense and pronoun agreement, and sentence refinement for clarity and conciseness.
Real-Life Examples: Includes sentences from everyday texts, pointing out common errors and offering improvements.
Self-Assessment: Enables readers to test their skills with practice problems.
New Additions: Features a "purification" section for easy and plain writing, and an appendix on titles and designations to address the vertical communication structure in Korean.

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Index

Revised Edition Foreword
First Edition Foreword
Deulmeori: Importance of Correct Korean Writing

Chapters

Investigation
- Subtle differences in particles like ‘I/GA’ and ‘Eun/Eun’.
Mother
- Understanding various sentence endings.
Response
- Ensuring sentence components comply with constraints.
Unity
- Achieving tense agreement and unity of expression.
Purification
- Writing in an easy, plain, and clear manner.
Review
- Reducing lengthy descriptions and unnecessary paragraphs.

Appendix

Discussion on public titles and designations, advocating for a more horizontal communication structure.

Publisher Review

Particles and Endings: Emphasizes the importance of understanding particles like ‘i/ga’, ‘eun/eun’, and ‘e/eseo’ for conveying intentions accurately.
Confusions in Usage: Explains the subtle differences in meaning that can change the entire context.
Responsiveness in Writing: Guides on making sentence components, vocabulary, and logic responsive.
Communication Efficiency: Discusses the evolution towards a horizontal communication structure in Korean.

This book is an invaluable resource for anyone looking to master the subtleties of Korean writing. Through Nam Young-shin's expert guidance, readers can learn to write more sophisticated and accurate Korean, crucial in today's knowledge and information society.

Publication date : October 09, 2023
Number of pages, weight, size 298 pages | 452g | 140*210*18mm

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