CHNS6510A-L09
Introduction to Chinese Lings
Introduction to Chinese Linguistics
Is Chinese – whose nouns “lack” number and whose verbs apparently have no tense – a monosyllabic, “primitive” language? Are the Chinese characters a system of logical symbols or “ideographs,” which indicate meaning directly without regard to sound? Should (and could) the characters be done away with and alphabetized? Are Cantonese, Hakka, and Taiwanese dialects or languages? And what is the relationship between Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese? These are some of the questions we will be taking up in this introduction to the scientific study of the Chinese language. Topics to be covered include: the phonological, syntactical, and lexical structure of Modern Standard Chinese; the Chinese writing system; the modern Chinese dialects; the history of the Chinese language; sociolinguistic aspects of Chinese; and language and politics in the Chinese-speaking regions and countries. Readings in English and Chinese, with class discussion conducted primarily in Chinese.
Defrancis, John. Chinese Language, Fact and Fiction. University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 0-8248-1068-6, paperback.
Kubler, Cornelius C., ed. NFLC Guide for Basic Chinese Language Programs. National East Asian Languages Resource Center, The Ohio State University. ISBN 978-0-87415-071-1
Norman, Jerry. Chinese. Cambridge UP. ISBN 0-521-296-53-6,
paperback.
Zhou Youguang. Historical Evolution of Chinese Languages and Scripts. National East Asian Languages Resource Center, The Ohio State University.ISBN 0-87415-349-2
A course pack will also be provided.
Is Chinese – whose nouns “lack” number and whose verbs apparently have no tense – a monosyllabic, “primitive” language? Are the Chinese characters a system of logical symbols or “ideographs,” which indicate meaning directly without regard to sound? Should (and could) the characters be done away with and alphabetized? Are Cantonese, Hakka, and Taiwanese dialects or languages? And what is the relationship between Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese? These are some of the questions we will be taking up in this introduction to the scientific study of the Chinese language. Topics to be covered include: the phonological, syntactical, and lexical structure of Modern Standard Chinese; the Chinese writing system; the modern Chinese dialects; the history of the Chinese language; sociolinguistic aspects of Chinese; and language and politics in the Chinese-speaking regions and countries. Readings in English and Chinese, with class discussion conducted primarily in Chinese.
Defrancis, John. Chinese Language, Fact and Fiction. University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 0-8248-1068-6, paperback.
Kubler, Cornelius C., ed. NFLC Guide for Basic Chinese Language Programs. National East Asian Languages Resource Center, The Ohio State University. ISBN 978-0-87415-071-1
Norman, Jerry. Chinese. Cambridge UP. ISBN 0-521-296-53-6,
paperback.
Zhou Youguang. Historical Evolution of Chinese Languages and Scripts. National East Asian Languages Resource Center, The Ohio State University.ISBN 0-87415-349-2
A course pack will also be provided.
- Term:
- Summer 2009, LS 6 Week Session
- Location:
- Robert A. Jones '59 House CON(RAJ CON)
- Schedule:
- 10:40am-12:20pm on Monday, Wednesday (Jun 29, 2009 to Aug 14, 2009)
- Type:
- Lecture
- Instructors:
- Feng Shi
- Subject:
- Chinese
- Department:
- Chinese
- Division:
- Language School
- Requirements Fulfilled:
- Linguistics
- Levels:
- Non-degree, Graduate
- Availability:
- View availability, prerequisites, and other requirements.
- Course Reference Number (CRN):
- 60331
- Subject Code:
- CHNS
- Course Number:
- 6510
- Section Identifier:
- A