INTRODUCTION TO CHINESE LINGUISTICS

ASIAN 632

Development and exchange of scholarly information on specific topics in the field of linguistics. It rotates between various topics about the Chinese language from contemporary perspectives. It may focus on phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, sociolinguistics, applied linguistics, second language acquisition, or discourse analysis. The mastery of the knowledge learned in this course is essential for further study in Chinese linguistics.

ASIAN 434

Phonology, morphology and syntax of the modern standard colloquial Japanese, including historical and dialectal aspects. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 434 prior to Fall 2019.

ASIAN 932

Rotating subjects in the study of Chinese Linguistics.

ASIAN 712

Methods of teaching Chinese as a second language including comparative study of Chinese and English structure, introduction to teaching techniques. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 622 prior to Fall 2019.

ASIAN 631

Introduction to Chinese historical linguistics, including the sound systems of the Shih-ching, T'ang poems, and Yuan songs, and their historical relations to the sounds of modern Mandarin, and syntactic interaction between classical and vernacular Chinese. Not open to students with credit for E ASIAN 631 prior to Fall 2019.