After reading the diagram on Aitchison’s linguistics, I would say that the Korean language is most about phonetics. Unlike other languages like Chinese, which the sound of the words and the written words are completely different, Korean language pronunciation associates with its written words. Hangeul is the alphabetic system used for writing the Korean language. The consists of 24 letters, including 14 consonants and 10 vowels. The Korean language has the characteristic that the pronunciation is highly correlated to the written form.
I prefer the approach that starts with a phonetic description and follows by syntax and semantics. Korean is mostly a phonetic language, therefore, by learning the system first could help me better understand the sentence structure and meaning. Since I watched a large number of Korean shows and dramas, I understand some of the basic semantics. Therefore, my learning plan will be more focus on the grammar and vocabulary.
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