day 88tone, usage and research

tone, usage and research

Talk about tone and usage in a translation, and about the steps of a research project: earlier studies, a hypothesis, a sample, variables and fieldwork.

today’s words

• 상용 sangyong · everyday use
• 어감 eogam · nuance, feel (of a word)
• 어조 eojo · tone (of voice or writing)
• 어투 eotu · way of talking, manner
• 영문 yeongmun · English text
• 용례 yongnye · example of usage
• 용법 yongbeop · usage, how to use
• 원어민 woneomin · native speaker
• 유창성 yuchangseong · fluency
• 표어 pyoeo · slogan, motto
• 해독 haedok · deciphering, reading
• 가설 gaseol · hypothesis
• 검증 geomjeung · verification, testing
• 고찰 gochal · consideration, study (of a topic)
• 답사 dapsa · field trip, site visit
• 동향 donghyang · trends, developments
• 문헌 munheon · literature, documents (sources)
• 변수 byeonsu · variable; unknown factor
• 선행 seonhaeng · preceding, earlier (study)
• -설 -seol · -theory (suffix)
• 탐구 tamgu · inquiry, exploration
• 표본 pyobon · sample; specimen

sentences

• 이 책에는 상용 한자 1800자가 정리되어 있다. · This book sets out the 1,800 Chinese characters in everyday use.
• 같은 말이라도 어조에 따라 어감이 달라진다. · The same words can feel different depending on the tone of voice.
• 그 부장의 명령하는 어투는 전혀 민주적이지 않다. · That manager’s commanding way of talking is not at all democratic.
• 계약서는 영문으로도 따로 준비했다. · We prepared the contract in English as well.
• 사전의 용례를 보면 그 단어의 용법을 알 수 있다. · The examples in a dictionary show you how a word is used.