Compare Korean to English
The Characteristics of the Korean Language It is said that language has embedded ways of looking at the world within it. Thinking and perception are not only expressed through language but are also shaped by language. This fact that language shapes our thoughts and perceptions teaches us how extensively language affects us. When we learn our language, we learn not only the words but the ways to perceive the world. Therefore, people may be influenced by what language they use. Goethe said that we must know a foreign language to know the native tongue exactly. It means we can understand our own language easily by comparing it with others. So comparing Korean to English gives us a chance to recognize the characteristics of each language. The Korean alphabet, Hangul, has 19 consonants and 21 vowels. To make one sound and character, the alphabets must be combined in this order: one consonant and one vowel, or one consonant and one vowel and one consonant. Every single Korean character has consonants and a vowel in combination such as Á¤, my last name in Korean;/¤¸/ is a consonant,
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Approximate Word count = 742
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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