Spring 2027

Introduction to Chinese Linguistics

An introductory overview of Chinese linguistics covering phonetics, phonology, dialects, morphology, syntax, orthography, semantics, and pragmatics from a contemporary perspective.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.61 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Differentiate Chinese sounds

  • understand the development of the Chinese writing system

  • figure out word formation in Chinese

  • understand sentence structure in Chinese

  • interpret different semantic dimensions of Chinese

  • work out the underlying rules of Chinese sounds

  • know the differences in Chinese dialects

  • analyze sentence structure in Chinese

  • discuss pragmatic functions and contexts

  • synthesize research materials related to pragmatics

  • improve critical and analytical thinking skills

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ASIAN 432

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.61 GPA, 78.6% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=25 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Phonetics, phonology, dialects, morphology, syntax, orthography, semantics, and pragmatics of Chinese.

Skills

  • Differentiating Chinese sounds and understanding dialectal differences.
  • Understanding the development of the Chinese writing system and word formation.
  • Understanding and analyzing sentence structure in Chinese.
  • Interpreting semantic dimensions and discussing pragmatic functions and contexts.

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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