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Eastern language for reading?
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lichtrausch
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06 May 2013 at 1:36am | IP Logged

Regarding keeping languages separate in your head:

In my head I kind of build a separate structure for each language. For languages that are
unrelated to one another, this is pretty much automatic. But for closely related
languages, I find that it requires some more thought. In those cases I find it necessary
to integrate into a structure the history and geography of the language. The point is to
make each language entirely distinct in your head.
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bystander87
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08 May 2013 at 2:46pm | IP Logged

druckfehler wrote:

Maybe you'd be interested in looking at my blog where I write reviews of the books I read and movies/series I watch and also try to add some thoughts on how they relate to Korean culture.

Thanks, good blog. It's always helpful to know people's personal experience.
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patrickwilken
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08 May 2013 at 4:34pm | IP Logged

bystander87 wrote:

I'm going to try Korean, Japanese, or Mandarin Chinese. It's unlikely that learning one of these will be of any practical use to me. I'm interested in language itself and literature.

Interesting question!

I guess you could have a look at translations of the literatures from these different countries and see what you like before plunging in.

South Korea just seems too small a nation to compete in literature with either China or Japan (North Korea too!). So I would go with one of those. You don't mention film, but both these cultures have very rich film traditions.

China seems like it would have a more edgy culture, if not now, sometime in the nearish future so I would probably consider Mandarin over Japanese, but it would be very difficult decision.
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Medulin
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08 May 2013 at 11:01pm | IP Logged

Most of older Chinese literature is now available in modern standard Mandarin, written in simplified characters.

Edited by Medulin on 08 May 2013 at 11:02pm

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