<div>Thank you Stefan for making us aware of this dictionary. </div> <div> </div> <div>Am I the only one who finds its title--and the title of certain textbooks--a bit odd? That is "Oeguginu^l Wihan Han'gugo^ Haksu^p Sajo^n_ ("Korean Study Dictionary <BR>for Foreigners"? </div> <div> </div> <div>This is a very different conception than, say, "Korean as a Foreign/Second Language"--the latter having nothing to do with nationality/ethnicity. The simple and ironic fact is that the majority of learners of KFL/KSL are ethnically Korean, and, as such, often not considered "foreigners" by those very people who produce such dictionaries/textbooks.</div> <div> </div> <div>John Frankl <BR><BR><B><I>Stefan Ewing <sa_ewing@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</div> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Dear KS list members:<BR><BR>First of all, thanks to Mark Peterson, David Mason, Adam Bohnet, Gari
<BR>Ledyard, et al. for the fascinating thread on enduring Ming loyalties. As <BR>Hildi Kang commented, this is entirely new to many of us, but no less <BR>interesting!<BR><BR>Anyhow, on a brief stint in Korea, I popped into the Jongno store of Kyobo <BR>Mungo and found, finally, that someone (or rather, several people) had <BR>published a proper dictionary for learners of Korean.<BR><BR>This is not a proper book review and may only be of interest to those on <BR>this list who are directly involved in Korean language education (or <BR>librarianship?)--and for all I know, such individuals may have already <BR>received a press release concerning the book--but here goes.<BR><BR>The _Oeguginu^l Wihan Han'gugo^ Haksu^p Sajo^n_ ("Korean Study Dictionary <BR>for Foreigners"; ISBN 8995501715; 35,000 Won) was just published in January <BR>2006. Its authors include (please forgive me for not knowing how they <BR>prefer to romanize their names) So^ Sanggyu, Paek Pongja, Kang Hyo^nhwa, Kim
<BR>Hongbo^p, Nam Kir-im, Yu Hyo^n-gyo^ng, Cho^ng Hu^ijo^ng, and Han Songhwa, <BR>edited and reviewed by Hong Chaeso^ng and Pak Chinho, with participation <BR>from the Kungnip Kugo^wo^n (NAKL) and Han'guk Segyehwa Chaedan. The <BR>publisher is S(h?)inwon Prime (Sinwo^n Pu^raim).<BR><BR>At 888 pages on A5 (14.8 x 21.0 cm; approx. 6 x 8 ins), the book is nothing <BR>if not hefty. Only more essential or commonly used words are included for <BR>entries, and the entries are lengthy and informative--written using only <BR>words included in the dictionary--with far more collocational and <BR>grammatical information than a Kugo^ Sajo^n would see fit to include. The <BR>book features several appendices, including an overview of grammar, <BR>irregular verb conjugations, and a condensed list of approx. 3,000 key <BR>words. The dictionary's selection criteria are based at least in part on <BR>the NAKL's _Han'gugo^ Haksu^byong O^hwi Mongnok_, published a few years <BR>back.<BR><BR>In the end, I
didn't buy the book. Even though I'd been hoping in vain for <BR>many years for just such a book to come out, the dictionary omits many less <BR>commonly used or less essential words that a learner may nevertheless <BR>occasionally encounter. And thanks to two-colour printing (red and black), <BR>the ink gives me a headache! On top of which, I was really searching at the <BR>time for a *pocket* _Kugo^ Sajo^n_, and I would have needed a kangaroo's <BR>pocket to fit that dictionary in.<BR><BR>Nevertheless, I would strongly recommend that those on the list who are <BR>involved in Korean language education at least take a look at the book, as <BR>the dictionary is excellent in its own right and for its express purpose, <BR>and I'm quite sure I'm not the only person who's been waiting for just such <BR>a book for a very, very long time.<BR><BR>A (very long) link to Kyobo's page on the book follows my signature....<BR><BR>Yours sincerely,<BR>Stefan Ewing<BR><BR>Link (if it doesn't work,
go to http://www.kyobobook.co.kr and search for <BR>"han'gugo^haksu^psajo^n" under "Kungnae
Toso^"):<BR>http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/category/bookdetail/BookDetailView.jsp?CLICK=FRE&NEWCLICK=HA1&BKIND=KOR&CATE=&BARCODE=9788995501719&FLAG=0&PRE_QUERY=%28%5B1.0%5Dbook_nm%3D%C7%D1%B1%B9%BE%EE%C7%D0%BD%C0%BB%E7%C0%FC%29%3Cor%3E%28%C7%D1%B1%B9%BE%EE%C7%D0%BD%C0%BB%E7%C0%FC%29%3Cin%3E%28book_nm%2Cauthor%2Csubject%2Ctranslator%29&QUERY_TEXT=&PRE_QUERY_TEXT=%C7%D1%B1%B9%BE%EE%C7%D0%BD%C0%BB%E7%C0%FC&REQUERY_CHECK=&CLASS_CODE_CHECK=&PAGENUM=START&PAGE_CLICK=&INITIAL=&INITIAL_CLICK=&INITIAL_QUERY=&TOTAL_CHECK=&BEST_CHECK=&TOP_CHECK=&TOP_FIELD=total&ADD_FIELD=total&QUERY=&inputParam=f%7C%7C05%7C%7C%C7%D1%B1%B9%BE%EE%C7%D0%BD%C0%BB%E7%C0%FC&logName=kor_click.log&targetUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kyobobook.co.kr%2Fcategory%2Fbookdetail%2FBookDetailView.jsp&firstQuery=%C7%D1%B1%B9%BE%EE%C7%D0%BD%C0%BB%E7%C0%FC&secondQuery=&EJK=KOR&CLASS_CODE=ROOT&SORT_FIELD=sale_qty&MAX_DOC=100
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