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Acknowledgments
A lot goes into writing a book. This one started with my parents, David and Anita Kingdon, and their emphasis on the value of education and learning, a value I myself have pursued throughout my life. I am grateful for their constant support, as well as that of my brothers, Robbie and Andy Kingdon, and my best friend and surrogate brother, Randal Blandon. Finally, this book wouldn’t have been written without the love, support, and constructive suggestions of my husband, Chris Backe; I had wanted to write this for years, but he was the one who finally inspired me to get it started, and kept me supplied with enough encouragement to stick with it once I’d started.
Of course, I also have to thank Tuttle Publishing for their work in publishing this book, not to mention the many other books they’ve published that have been of use to me in my own language studies. Regarding this book in particular, I am grateful to Eric Oey for getting the ball rolling, to my editors Sandra Korinchak and Nancy Goh, to Mike Page for marketing, to Terri Jadick for general assistance throughout the process, and to all others who worked behind the scenes to make the book a reality. My Korean editors Sanghyun Ahn and Hannah Han were instrumental in making sure all the Korean in the book was correct, and I also have to thank my former Korean tutor Kyehyun Park and all my professors at Yonsei for their instruction.
Finally, I’d like to thank Gordon and Ruth Kingdon, Bill and Joan Brown, Murray and Christine Brown, Beth Lloyd, Euen Moore, Bruce McAuley, Becky Strople, Dave Cook, Jan Barkhouse, Mark Currie, Jon Watts, Carolyn Watts, Lisa Wadden, Ed Charlton, Ian MacK-enzie, Stacey van Dyk, Rachel Davison, Dan and Elizabeth Rolfe, Alex Kennedy, Steve Fehr, Paul Benjamin, Amy Bowler, Bob Adamson, Luke Roberts, Azrael Jeffrey, Debbie Kim, Chelsey Mathews, Aaron Seymour, Bill Carver, Emma Chaitongkao, Holly Sroymalai, Ken May, Matthijs van Rooyen, Christian Frech, Park Chansoon, Lee Kayoung, Peter Daley, Jessica Suchan, JD DeLemont, and everyone else who has supported me along the way.
A comprehensive reference
for learners at every level
LAURA KINGDON
TUTTLE Publishing
Tokyo | Rutland, Vermont | Singapore
The Tuttle Story
“Books to Span the East and West”
Many people are surprised to learn that the world’s leading publisher of books on Asia had humble beginnings in the tiny American state of Vermont. The company’s founder, Charles E. Tuttle, belonged to a New England family steeped in publishing.
Immediately after WWII, Tuttle served in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur and was tasked with reviving the Japanese publishing industry. He later founded the Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company, which thrives today as one of the world’s leading independent publishers.
Though a westerner, Tuttle was hugely instrumental in bringing a knowledge of Japan and Asia to a world hungry for information about the East. By the time of his death in 1993, Tuttle had published over 6,000 books on Asian culture, history and art—a legacy honored by the Japanese emperor with the “Order of the Sacred Treasure,” the highest tribute Japan can bestow upon a non-Japanese.
With a backlist of 1,500 titles, Tuttle Publishing is more active today than at any time in its past—still inspired by Charles Tuttle’s core mission to publish fine books to span the East and West and provide a greater understanding of each.
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Copyright © 2015 Laura Kingdon
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Contents
How to Use This Book
The Rating System (or, How Important Is This Grammar Point to Me?)
Grammatical Terms Used in This book
PART ONE THE BASICS OF KOREAN
Pronouns and Contractions
