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  Korean language - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Korean is agglutinative in its morphology and SOV in its syntax.
Korean is similar to Altaic languages in that they both have the absence of certain grammatical elements, including number, gender, articles, fusional morphology, voice, and relative pronouns (Kim Namkil).
Traditionally, the Korean language has had strong vowel harmony; that is, in pre-modern Korean, as in most Altaic languages, not only did the inflectional and derivational affixes (such as postpositions) change in accordance to the main root vowel, but native words also adhered to vowel harmony.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Korean_language   (3368 words)

  
 Chinese Language Facts
The Chinese language (spoken in its standard Mandarin form) is the official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China, one of four official languages of Singapore, and one of six official languages of the United Nations.
The terms and concepts used by Chinese to think about language are different from those used in the West, partly because of the unifying effects of the Chinese characters used in writing, and partly because of differences in the political and social development of China in comparison with Europe.
China language mapMost linguists classify all of the variations of Chinese as part of the Sino-Tibetan language family and believe that there was an original language similar to Proto Indo-European from which the Sinitic and Tibeto-Burman languages descended.
www.languagehelpers.com /languagefacts/chinese.html   (1603 words)

  
 Korean language Summary
Korean is generally said to belong to the Altaic language group of central Asia, Siberia, and Mongolia.
A morpheme is the smallest distinct unit of the Korean language, similar to an English syllable.
Korean nouns are not masculine or feminine, as in French and Spanish.
www.bookrags.com /Korean_language   (4820 words)

  
 Korean language and computers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Computers represent the Korean language in a variety of ways.
On a Korean computer keyboard, text is typically entered by simply pushing a key for the appropriate Jamo; the operating system creates each composite character on the fly.
A North Korean speech recognition program is said to recognise 100,000 words and to achieve a success rate of more than 90%.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Korean_language_and_computers   (641 words)

  
 Welcome to the Korean Cultural Service
The Chinese script was used by the intelligentsia of the country, but being of foreign origin, it could not fully express the words and meaning of Korean thoughts and spoken language.
The Korean language has a well-developed and expansive vocabulary, and therefore, it is very difficult to express fully in foreign script.
In this age of computers, many people now are able to incorporate computers into their lives without difficulties, thanks to a large number of programs written in Hangeul.
www.koreanculture.org /06about_korea/language.htm   (1483 words)

  
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The classification of the modern Korean language is uncertain, and due to the lack of any one generally accepted theory, it is sometimes described conservatively as a language isolate.
It is also considered likely that Korean is related in some way to Japanese, since the two languages have a similar grammatical structure.
In Korean, "unnecessary" words (see theme and rheme) can be left out of a sentence as long as the context makes the meaning clear.
www.gamecheatz.net /games.php?title=Korean_language   (3151 words)

  
 Korean language   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Korean language is the most widely used language in Korea, and is the official language of both North and South Korea.
Korean classification is often debated, but most Korean and Western linguists recognize Korean's kinship to the Altaic languages.
Korean is similar to Altaic languages in that they both have the absence of grammatical elements such as number, genders, articles, fusional morphology, voice, and relative pronouns (Kim Namkil).
korean-language.mindbit.com   (2673 words)

  
 Speaking Japanese   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The language is deeply tied to Japanese culture and, like Korean, it is unique in the sense that it supports an extensive verbal "honor system" to reflect the status of the person to whom you are talking.
Cultural distinctions reflecting relative levels of superiority are so strong and the language is so honor sensitive that failing to use the proper honorific phrases can be very disturbing and lead to social conflict.
The Japanese language has only 5 vowels: A, I, U, E, O. They are pronounced clearly and sharply as in Italian, German, and Spanish rather than English, and represent the foundation for all other sounds in the language.
www.koreanhistoryproject.org /Jta/Jp/JpLAN2.htm   (806 words)

  
 Korean Computers / Notebooks, Korean Dictionary, Korean ESL-English as Second Language, Korean Games, Korean Handheld ...
Korean's linguistic affiliation is uncertain, though in its grammatical structure it is most similar to Japanese.
The Korean alphabet, invented in the years 1443-46, is the only true alphabet native to the Far East.
Korean writing differs from that of most other languages, however, in that the letters of each syllable are grouped together into clusters—as if the English word "seldom" were written
www.worldlanguage.com /Languages/Korean.htm   (322 words)

  
 Learn Korean - Korean Books, Courses, and Software
This two-volume series is designed to teach spoken Korean to English speakers, and teaches the national standard language as spoken by educated Koreans, a form that is understood throughout the country.
Language Tree is an educational publishing company devoted to teaching languages in a completely accessible and user-friendly manner through DVDs.
Language Teacher is a software version of the Language Teacher electronic handheld dictionaries of Ectaco, Inc. that runs on Pocket PC's and computers with the Palm OS operating system, and is similar to the version for Windows.
www.101language.com /korean.html   (3408 words)

  
 Hangul Summary
Hangul is a script used in writing Korean, a language of 72 million speakers.
Hangeul or Han-geul in the Revised Romanization of Korean, which the South Korean government uses in all English publications and encourages for all purposes.
King Sejong explained that he created the new script because the Korean language was different from Chinese; using Chinese characters to write in Chinese was difficult for the common people to learn.
www.bookrags.com /Hangul   (5836 words)

  
 Korean Chess
In both Korean and Chinese Chess, one has to move a full step to move across the center row, regardless of whether it's called a "river" or not (as in Korean Chess).
In Korean Chess, the pawns can move sideways one step immediately and the Bishops can move anywhere on the board that is legal for a given move.
Note: the Korean canon is very different than the Chinese Chess canon wherein the Chinese Chess canon moves like a rook but jumps like a Korean Chess canon (but unlike the Korean canon, the Chinese Chess canon can jump over or jump onto another canon).
www.xmission.com /~gastown/afi/koreanch.htm   (3372 words)

  
 Korean - English - Korean electronic dictionary and language translators.
One of the most impressive language management handhelds available anywhere, it is the clear leader in the field of portable translation devices.
Korean Talking Dictionary AP320 is a cutting-edge electronic dictionary that facilitates bridging the language gap between Korean and English.
Allows a device to be used in many different languages, restoring the ease of use that is often lost when navigating in a foreign language.
dictionaries.ectaco.com /korean.html   (3020 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Korean: Books: Pimsleur   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Korean Language Courses in Seoul - Links — Courses and programs all year round at accredited universities and language schools in Seoul.
Pimsleur language lessons are intended to cover speech only, but learning the writing helps you retain the language by putting it into a strange new context and forcing you to recognize it all over again.
The Korean speakers used in the lessons seem to be a bit obscured at times, especially when speaking entire sentences.
www.amazon.com /Korean-Pimsleur/dp/0671579398   (2983 words)

  
 Yamada Language Center: Korean WWW Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Korean is offered at University of Oregon by the Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures.
Korean Language Classroom - Offers lots of basic vocabulary under 7 different catagories.
Korean Tutor - KoreanTutor's educational content has been contributed by Seoul National University's Korean Language Education Research Institute and has been modified for online studying.
babel.uoregon.edu /yamada/guides/korean.html   (354 words)

  
 Working with Korean
Korean is primarily written in a phonetic based syllabic alphabet called Hangul which was invented in the 1440's to replace older writing systems based on the Chinese script.
Language tags are also suggested so that search engines and screen readers parse the language of a page.
Another option is to compose the basic text in an international or foreign languags text editor or word processor and export the content as an HTML or text file with the appropriate encoding.
tlt.its.psu.edu /suggestions/international/bylanguage/korean.html   (1557 words)

  
 Learn Korean Language - View Hangul
You're computer should be able to view Hangul, the Korean alphabet now.
This will simply make sure that the Korean encoding is turned on and the characters show up properly.
I only have so many computers to try on before they all have the languages installed, and only have so many browsers.
www.learnkoreanlanguage.com /pre-installed.html   (666 words)

  
 Language Lab Computers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The Paul and Edith Cooper International Learning Center is a state of the art learning center specializing in foreign language education.
The "Language Lab" is located on the third floor of Peters Hall at Oberlin College.
We are happy to explore using other languages on our machines--please stop by if you have a special request.
www.oberlin.edu /ilc/sitepages/computers.html   (222 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Korean
Korean edition of the popular Brian Wildsmith book which introduces children to animals on the farm....
From Danish to Spanish, Swahili to Brazilian Portuguese, the languages of the world are brought within the reach of any beginning student.
These textbooks are the ninth and tenth volumes in a five-level series developed collaboratively by leading classroom teachers and linguists of Korean.
www.powells.com /psection/Korean.html   (471 words)

  
 SAO > South Korea > Korean Exchange Program   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Students with sufficient Korean language skills can take regular classes in nearly any area of study at Yonsei University.
Those who wish to focus on Korean language studies may enroll for up to 12 credits at the Korean Language Institute.
An Asian economic tiger, which exports container ships, cars, cameras, and computers around the globe, South Korea's safe and buzzing modern cities are crowded with Internet cafés, restaurants and all-night entertainment dens.
www.ips.uiuc.edu /sao/countries/southkorea/koreanexc.html   (781 words)

  
 Korean Language Kit
The Korean Language Kit, from Apple, installs Korean extensions and Korean fonts into your operating system which then allows you to enter, edit, and print Korean text in all WorldScript® II-compatible applications and applications that have been localized for Korean.
The Korean Language Kit comes with the Power Input Method, a feature-rich input method that allows conversion from hangul to hanja, can display the command menu in English or Korean, and provides an easy-to-use interface.
Because the Korean Language Kit works as an extension to System 7.1 (or newer) and uses the operating system you already have, your menus and dialog boxes can remain in English (user may also choose Korean).
www.linguistsoftware.com /klk.htm   (634 words)

  
 CJK - China-related Topics CI-CL - China-Related Topics
CJK is a collective term for Chinese languageChinese, Japanese languageJapanese, and Korean languageKorean, which comprise the largest of East Asian languages.
These languages all share the fact that their writing systems are based partly or entirely on Chinese characters andmdash; Hanzi in Chinese, Kanji in Japanese, and Hanja in Korean.
Whereas Japanese and Korean use fewer characters andmdash; complete literacy in Japan can be expected with 2000 characters andmdash; idiosyncratic use of Chinese characters in proper names requires many more.
www.famouschinese.com /virtual/CJK   (422 words)

  
 Korean Pocket PC Software. Pocket PC dictionary for the Korean Language. Korean Localization software.
Korean Pocket PC software provides advanced solutions for the users of Pocket PC operating system.
These products turn computers into effective and reliable tools for translation and learning of the Korean Language.
ECTACO Korean software is developed for such Pocket PC devices as Ipaq, Cassiopea, Jornada, etc. It comprises Korean dictionaries for Pocket PC, localization software, speech recognition software and other Korean software collections.
www.software-pocketpc.com /korean.php   (313 words)

  
 BCPL Korean/Russian/Spanish Language Page
Korean, Russian, and Spanish materials have been purchased for the library branches.
This site will help speakers of these languages to find library services, community services, and links to web resources in their own language.
Questions can be answered in over 140 languages using an over-the-phone translation service.
www.bcpl.info /info/lang   (418 words)

  
 Korean Translation, Korean Consulting and Web Site Localization
However, keep in mind that Ansan is not on the beaten track for foreign visitors and you will find things to be very "Korean", without the foreign influences you might expect in areas such as the Itaewon district of Seoul or the international business scene in Kangnam.
Still, popular US restaurants such as McDonald's, Popeye's Chicken, KFC, Outback Steakhouse and Pizza Hut are all located within easy walking distance of our apartment.
Ansan is near the Panweol and Shihwa industrial complexes where hundreds of large and small manufacturing companies are located, including many suppliers to Kia Automobiles and Trigem Computers (the makers of eMachines computers).
www.koreanconsulting.com /links/ansan_city_info.html   (494 words)

  
 Resources | Korean Communities   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
This section is designed primarily for professionals who work with Korean Americans who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
The following glossary in Korean defines frequently used terms related to Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related care and treatment.
With others, you will be asked if you wish to open the file, or save it to disk.
www.alz.org /Resources/Diversity/Korean.asp   (429 words)

  
 Korean Language Help - 한국어 도움 - USFK Forums
Korean Language Help - 한국어 도움 - USFK Forums
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us.
Korean Language Help - 한국어 도움 Post your useful Korean phrases or tips here.
www.usfkforums.com /korean-language-help   (173 words)

  
 Open Directory - Computers: Programming: Languages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
An Introduction to Programming Languages - Neutral conceptual analysis; useful for those who know one language and want to learn about others.
PLNews: Programming Language News - News, articles, announcements and information focusing on programming languages.
The Retrocomputing Museum - Dedicated to programs that induce sensations that hover somewhere between nostalgia and nausea.The freaks, jokes, and fossils of computing history.
dmoz.org /Computers/Programming/Languages   (145 words)

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