Korean Dialectology: A Review and Prospectus

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This book provides a comprehensive, informative overview of the history, contemporary state, and future direction of Korean dialectological research. It covers the pre-modern attestation of awareness about linguistic variation on the Korean Peninsula, traditional dialectology in 20th century Korea, and cutting-edge analyses enabled by 21st century computer technology and informed by contemporary sociolinguistics. As well as incorporating topics and approaches that widen the discipline, the book includes new, never-before-published cartographic visualisations of early Korean dialect data and findings. This book is essential reading if you intend to engage with the study of variation in the Korean language.
This book provides a comprehensive, informative overview of the history, contemporary state, and future direction of Korean dialectological research. It covers the pre-modern attestation of awareness about linguistic variation on the Korean Peninsula, traditional dialectology in 20th century Kore...

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Simon Barnes-Sadler, Ph.D. (2017), SOAS, University of London, is Departmental Lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Oxford. He researches primarily Korean linguistic variation, teaches across the Korean Studies curriculum, and co-edits the journal Hallyu: The Korean Wave.
Simon Barnes-Sadler, Ph.D. (2017), SOAS, University of London, is Departmental Lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Oxford. He researches primarily Korean linguistic variation, teaches across the Korean Studies curriculum, and co-edits the journal Hallyu: The Korean Wave.

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