The Korean Alphabet of 1446. Expositions, OPA, the Visible Speech Sounds. Annotated Translation. Future Applicability
by Kim-Cho, Sek Yen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 159102000X
- ISBN 13
- 9781591020004
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Amherst, NY: Humanity Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 159102000X . 349, a-126, pp. References, index. Photocopies from the original texts. Large octavo. Glossy pale blue dust jacket with image of a statue a Sejong. Normal wear to the dust jacket Book itself is cracking at the title gutter, some thumbing, but otherwise clean and unmarked. A usable copy of this interesting book. This superb scholarly edition by Korean language scholar Sek Yen Kim-Cho contains the original texts of Hwunmin Cengum and Hwunmin Cengum Haylyey (with photocopies of the originals in the appendices) and a complete, fully annotated translation in modern English. Beyond her analysis of historical texts, Dr. Kim-Cho critically expounds Sejong's design principle and also demonstrates that the Korean Orthophonic Alphabet is so versatile that it is ideally suited to promote and accelerate information processing and globalization as a universal script. Its great adaptability makes it a perfect multilingual transcribing system for voice-recognition and voice dictation. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 349 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11996
- Title
- The Korean Alphabet of 1446. Expositions, OPA, the Visible Speech Sounds. Annotated Translation. Future Applicability
- Author
- Kim-Cho, Sek Yen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 159102000X
- ISBN 13
- 9781591020004
- Publisher
- Humanity Books
- Place of Publication
- Amherst, NY
- Date Published
- 2001
- Keywords
- 159102000X, Korea, Korean_alphabet, Hangeul, Sejong
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About Leaf and Stone Books
Formerly Greekdrama Books Specializing in classical, medieval and ancient languages, history and cultures; antiquarian and unusual books; and interesting used books. We also carry many early printed books, particularly in the subjects of classics and religion, including incunabula and manuscripts.
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