Sohn is a linguist of great versatility, who has done extensive work in two fields of areal linguistics: (i) Korean and Japanese, and (ii) Micronesian languages (Ulithian, Woleaian, Kwara”ae, and others). To the languages in both of these groups he has applied methods and theories of phonological, morphological, syntactic, semantic, and historical-comparative analysis. Not only does he cover these various “bread-and-butter” areas with equal skill, but he also manifests an adept approach to sociolinguistic issues and matters of language pedagogy. In treating various comparative problems, he further shows sensitive understanding of semantic and pragmatic values in English. …. By and large Sohn”s work will be of general appeal both to theoretical linguists and to non-theory-oriented students of Korean (or to some extent Japanese), because “most analyses and accompanying discussions … are predominantly data-based, without extensive involvement in the matters of abstract theoretical polemics.” -<Korean Studies 12>, Lewis S. Josephs
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1. PHONOLOGY AND WRITING SYSTEMS
1. Metathesis in kwara ae
2. Surface and Deep Contrasts in Ulithian(with Byron W. Bender)
3. a-raising in Woleaian
4. An Orthographic Design for Woleaian
5. Romanization of Korean: A Cross-Phonemic Approach
CHAPTER 2. SYNTAX, SEMANTICS, AND PRAGMATICS
6. A Re-examination of Auxiliary Verb Constructions in korean
7. Modals and Speaker-Hearer Perspectives in Korean
8. Retrospection in Korean
9. Tense in Korean
10. Contractions as a Mechanism of Polysemic Breeding: A Device for Speaker Involvement in Korean
11. Theme-Prominence in Korean
12. Multiple Topic Constructions in Korean
13. Semantics of Compound Verbs in Korean
14. Case Incorporation in English Verbs with Reference to Korean Structure
15. Goal and Source in Korean Locatives with Reference to Japanese
16. Strategies of Indirection in Korean
CHAPTER 3. HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE STUDIES
17. The State of the Art in the Historical-Comparative Studies of Japanese and Korean
18. Relative Clause Formation in Micronesian Languages
19. Proto Oceanic Reflexes in Woleaian (with A. Tawerilmang)
20. Consonant Shifts and Subgrouping in the Sonsorol-Ulithi-Woleai Chain(with A. Tawerilmang, I. Langal, and C, Yangilmau)
CHAPTER 4, SOCIOLINGUISTICS AND LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY
21. Power and Solidarity in the Korean Language
22. Cross-Cultural Patterns of Honorifics and Sociolinguistic Sensitivity to Honorific Variables: Evidence from English, Japanese, and Korean (with Kyoko Hijirida)
23. Intercultural Communication in Cognitive Values: Americans and Koreans
24. Syntactic and Semantic Interference for Korean Adult English Learners
25. Patterns of American Students Composition Errors in Korean
BIBLIOGRAPHY
저자 : 손호민Ho-min Sohn
HO-MIN SOHN is Professor of Korean linguistics and Director of the Korean Language Flagship Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) and President of the Korean Language Education and Research Center, Inc. which has developed twenty Korean language textbooks. He is a past chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures (1993-2000) and a past director of the Center for Kor... more