Other communities are found in Singapore, Thailand, Guam, and Paraguay. The total number of speakers is 72 million (Grimes 1992). Korean has been listed as a critical language by the American State ...

Therefore, what matters more is not the number of levels, but how rigorously these levels are used which affect Korean people’s daily lives and social relationships. 4. Is Korea’s evolving social ...

While 13 doesn’t carry any particular bad vibes in Korean culture, the number 4 certainly does. This fear of the number 4 is called tetraphobia. Interestingly, it also has a very specific reason. In ...