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 110-049 Chinese Linguistics

Note

Formerly available as 158-207/307. Students who have completed 158-207/307 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

Coordinator

Dr Wu Yunji

Prerequisites

Chinese 2B or equivalent.

Semester

2 (view timetable)

Contact

A 1-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week, and a 1-hour lecture every second week

Subject Description

A linguistic approach to Chinese. In this subject students will learn how to apply the principles of general linguistics to the analysis of Chinese; analyse some major linguistic characteristics of Chinese in the areas of phonology, morphology and syntax; conduct investigations on Chinese dialects; and transcribe Chinese material using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Assessment

A 2-hour examination, and assignments and homework totalling 2000 words.

Prescribed Texts

  • Jerry Norman, Chinese. Cambridge University Press 1988.


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